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York City, I'm Duaalisa Koutel. Across the country, thousands of immigrants without legal status are not showing up to their scheduled court appearances fearing arrest. And Piers Jimena Bastia reports those absences are leading to a rise in deportation orders.
Piers Jimena Bastia (0:33)
We found that in nearly every immigration court in the country, more people are getting these orders saying they basically didn't show. That's early analysis unique to NPR that relied on data from January through November. It's more than 50,000 people in that time, nearly three times the number from the last fiscal year. And it's a big jump from trends of prior years. The spike is really noticeable starting in summer around June. And that lines up with anecdotal observations I've been hearing.
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NPR's Jimene Bustillo, Venezuela's President Nicolas Maduro is criticizing the U.S. for its efforts to intercept sanctioned oil tankers off the country's coast. As NPR's Carrie Kahn reports, the Trump administration says the tankers are operating illegally.
Carrie Kahn (1:17)
So far, the US has either pursued or intercepted three oil tankers suspected of violating US Sanctions. Maduro has called the US Actions high seas piracy and profiteering. Venezuela's vice president says it has asked the UN and other governments to intervene. In a social media post, the foreign Ministry says Iran has offered its full solidarity to confront the U.S. actions that, quote, violate international laws. Maduro continues to flood Venezuelan state TV and social media accounts with videos decrying the US and plays in heavy rotation as pleas in English that Venezuela just wants peace, not war. He's printed the slogan on red Maga style hats he dons at rallies filled with supporters. Kerry Khan, NPR News. R. De Janeiro.
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Pope Leo says he plans to follow the agenda of his predecessor, Pope Francis, to make the Catholic church more inclusive. NPR's Ruth Sherlock reports. The pontiff delivered his first Christmas address to cardinals at the Vatican.
Ruth Sherlock (2:19)
Pope Leo remembered in his address his predecessor, Pope Francis. His prophetic voice, his pastoral style and his rich teachings have defined the path of the church in these years, Leo said, encouraging us to place God's message, mercy, at the centre. He said the church should be welcoming to all and caring for the poor. Francis, who led the 1.4 billion-member Catholic Church for 12 years, had been known to use these annual Christmas addresses to scathingly critique the work of his cardinals. Leo who is more diplomatic, was much gentler. He warned officials only not to allow rigidity or ideology to slow progress for the church. Ruth Sherlock, NPR News.