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Federal agents launch immigration sweep across New Orleans metro area

By Martin Kaste

Published December 3, 2025 at 5:03 PM CST

Homeland Security announced that federal agents began an operation in New Orleans targeting immigrants in the country illegally. It's the latest city to face a widespread immigration crackdown.

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Martin Kaste

Martin Kaste is a correspondent on NPR's National Desk. He covers law enforcement and privacy. He has been focused on police and use of force since before the 2014 protests in Ferguson, and that coverage led to the creation of NPR's Criminal Justice Collaborative.

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Hegseth risked a U.S. bombing mission in Yemen in March, new report says

Greg Myre

A new report says Pentagon chief Pete Hegseth risked a U.S. bombing mission in Yemen back in March when he shared extremely sensitive attack plans on Signal, a publicly available messaging app.
The press corps at the Defense Department has been replaced by far-right outlets

Steve Walsh

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NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels to talk about the Russian threat

Teri Schultz

NATO foreign ministers met in Brussels. With no evident progress toward ending Russia's war on Ukraine, European leaders in both NATO and the EU are redoubling efforts to provide military back-up.
What made playwright Tom Stoppard so singular

Bob Mondello

The playwright Tom Stoppard, who penned shows including Arcadia and Travesties and the screenplay for Shakespeare in Love, died last week.
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Trump administration rolls back fuel economy standards

Camila Domonoske

At a White House this afternoon, President Trump said he was terminating "ridiculously burdensome" fuel economy rules. It's part of a series of changes relaxing or eliminating rules promoting cleaner cars.