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Signs are left on the ground including two that read "This was a kidnapping" and "Bring Kilmar home now!" as protesters stood outside the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland on May 16, 2025 in Greenbelt, Maryland. Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption

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What's next in the case that symbolizes Trump's immigration crackdown?

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Tim Walz, governor of Minnesota, from left, J.B. Pritzker, governor of Illinois, and Kathy Hochul, governor of New York, during a House Oversight and Accountability Committee hearing in Washington, DC, US, on Thursday, June 12, 2025. For Republicans, the hearing is a chance to amplify an issue important to President Donald Trump and perhaps regain control of the sanctuary narrative after DHS published a list of jurisdictions it identified as hostile to immigration law enforcement, and then pulled it down after strenuous accuracy objections from targeted communities and the head of the National Sheriffs Association. Photographer: Allison Robbert/Bloomberg via Getty Images Bloomberg/Bloomberg via Getty Images/Bloomberg hide caption

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The back of Air India Flight 171 juts out of a building after the Boeing 787-8 Dreamliner crashed in a residential area near the airport in Ahmedabad on Thursday. Sam Panthaky/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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Sen. Alex Padilla, Democrat from California, is removed from the room after interrupting a news conference with Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem at the Wilshire Federal Building in Los Angeles on June 12. Patrick T. Fallon/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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The State Department, which administers the Fulbright Program. Eleven members of the 12-person Fulbright board have resigned over alleged Trump administration interference. Alastair Pike/AFP via Getty Images hide caption

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SCOTUS disability discrimination lawsuit 

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Union members and supporters rally in Grand Park calling for the release of union leader David Huerta, who was arrested during an immigration enforcement action on June 9 in Los Angeles. Mario Tama/Getty Images/Getty Images North America hide caption

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Republican Rep. Nancy Mace discusses Trump's response to immigration protests

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Z fled Afghanistan to escape the Taliban, and was allowed to enter and stay in the U.S. in part because of Temporary Protected Status. The Trump administration is ending the program in July. Maansi Srivastava for NPR hide caption

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Should colleges share the risk of student loan debt? House Republicans think so

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After working at the Social Security Administration for nearly 35 years, Michele Santa Maria opted to take early retirement fearing she'd be fired as part of the Trump administration's mass layoffs. Now Congress may eliminate a key part of her federal retirement package. Ariana Drehsler for NPR hide caption

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Federal retirement

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Workers set up the reviewing stand in front of the White House on June 10 for the U.S. Army's 250th anniversary parade. Bill Clark/CQ-Roll Call, Inc. via Getty Images hide caption

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Nicole Daedone, founder and former CEO of OneTaste, departs Brooklyn federal court on June 13, 2023, in New York. Daedone and the company's former head of sales, Rachel Cherwitz, were convicted on forced labor conspiracy charges. Jeenah Moon/AP hide caption

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A protester waves a flag standing by California National Guard parked along a street in Santa Ana, Calif. on Tuesday, June 10, 2025. Jae C. Hong/AP hide caption

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A look at the military's role in Los Angeles as protests against ICE raids continue

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Protesters confront National Guard soldiers and police outside of a federal building as protests continue in Los Angeles following three days of clashes with police after a series of immigration raids on June 09, 2025, in Los Angeles. Spencer Platt/Getty Images hide caption

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Is Trump's immigration bet working?

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"Ventanitas" are popular spots where Cuban-Americans and others in Miami gather for coffee and conversation.
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In Miami, deportations raise concern among Cuban-Americans

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Rep. LaMonica McIver, D-N.J., walks through a security gate at the Delancey Hall immigration detention center in Newark, N.J., on Friday, May 9. The member of Congress now faces federal charges stemming from her visit to the facility that day. Angelina Katsanis/AP hide caption

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Bryan Bedford, President Trump's nominee to run the Federal Aviation Administration, testifies at the Senate Commerce, Science, and Transportation Committee in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. J. Scott Applewhite/AP hide caption

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