Adrian Florido
Stories
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U.S. citizens caught in Trump's immigration dragnet
As President Trump expands his aggressive immigration crackdown to major cities across the country, U.S. citizens and legal permanent residents have been detained or arrested, sometimes held for days.
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NPR fact checks Kristi Noem on ICE detaining US citizens
US citizens were restrained, questioned, and in some cases held for days in ways that conflict with the government's public assurances.
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A former top U.S. diplomat to Venezuela weighs in on President Trump's actions there
NPR's Adrian Florido talks with ambassador James B. Story, a former top diplomat to Venezuela, about the rising tensions between the U.S. and Venezuela, and what President Trump's goals might be.
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A U.S. citizen detained by ICE is pushing to hold agents accountable
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with George Retes, a U.S. citizen who was detained by federal immigration officers in July while attempting to enter his workplace.
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Congressman leads investigation into U.S. citizen detentions by immigration officers
NPR's Adrian Florido speaks with California Rep. Robert Garcia, a Democrat, on an investigation he is leading into arrests of U.S. citizens by federal immigration authorities.
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The test for U.S. citizenship is about to get harder
The Trump administration says more difficult questions, and other changes to the naturalization process, will ensure only immigrants who are "fully assimilated" will gain citizenship.
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Black liberation activist Assata Shakur has died at 78
Assata Shakur, a Black political activist who was convicted for killing a New Jersey state trooper and later exiled to Cuba, has died.
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Trump adds $100,000 fee for high-skilled foreign workers in major visa overhaul
The president signed executive orders that would charge companies $100,000 a year to hire a worker on an H1-B visa and allow wealthy foreigners to get a visa for $1,000,000.
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Mahmoud Kahlil ordered deported, but there's a long legal fight ahead
An immigration judge in Louisiana ordered the deportation of pro-Palestinian activist Mahmoud Khalil to either Algeria or Syria saying he omitted information from a green card application.
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For Puerto Ricans on and off the island, Bad Bunny's concert feels like home
Bad Bunny's 30-concert residency in San Juan inspires pride in Puerto Rican culture and soothes pangs of sorrow over many people's decision to leave their island in search of opportunity.
