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Live from NPR News, I'm Lakshmi Singh. The Trump administration's giving officers with immigration and customs enforcement the green light to go into schools and churches to arrest migrants suspected of being in the U.S. without legal status. NPR's Joel Rose reports on the likely fallout. Joel Rose, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News,

NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR News, NPR that ICE officers were supposed to avoid operations at these so-called sensitive locations, schools, places of worship, and hospitals. For example, now this is not totally an ironclad prohibition. There were exceptions. ICE theoretically could make arrests, but officers had to get prior permission. That is now changing. The acting secretary of Homeland Security has rescinded those guidelines, which the Trump administration says were hindering ICE officers from doing their job. The statement from DHS says, quote, criminals will no longer be able

to hide in America's schools and churches to avoid arrest. And PRS, Joel Rose. A new Department of Justice memo tells federal prosecutors across the country to investigate and possibly prosecute state or local officials who do not cooperate with federal ICE operations. Today, a search for the term abortion on the website for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services turns up results that are several years old. And NPR's Selena Simmons-Duffin finds that the top search results are from the previous Trump term. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News, CNN News, New York Times, New York Times, The New York

Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New York Times, The New President Trump did not mention abortion during his inaugural address on Monday. It was also not a focus of the dozens of executive actions he signed after being sworn in. Instead, there have been some quiet moves on this issue. For instance, a search for abortion on the website for the Federal Department of Health and Human Services returns top results that are from years ago during the first Trump

term. The results reflect a focus on the rights of religious organizations that object to abortion. Also, a website the Biden administration launched after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade, ReproductiveRights.gov, is now a broken link. People can still view it through a site called Internet Archive. Selena Simmons-Duffin, NPR News. Siena Saharanen-Ruiz Tens of thousands of people from Texas to Florida are waiting for the lights to turn back on after record-setting winter storm engulf much of the U.S. Gulf Coast.

In Wilmington, North Carolina, the National Weather Service called for five to six inches of snow. Rachel Keith with member station WHQR has the latest. When families woke up this morning morning a white blanket appeared. Eight year old Ellie Scarborough says it's really fun. I'm sliding with like soft boards. And while the fun continues as Wilmington hasn't seen over four inches of snow in 24 years, the National Weather Service says threats from the storm will continue. They expect the snow to melt throughout the day, quickly refreezing at night, leading to icy roadways. Drivers

should exercise caution and avoid driving if possible. Conditions are expected to clear by Thursday. It's NPR News. President Trump called on Russia to stop its war with Ukraine, threatening high levels of taxes, tariffs, and sanctions on anything being sold by Russia to the United States and various other participating countries, if not. During his campaign, Trump repeatedly said he could settle the war between Russia and Ukraine in one day if he was elected president. He would go on to claim that Russian President Vladimir Putin would never have invaded had

Trump been president. It's unclear how much impact economic penalties would have on the Russian government. The Biden administration already imposed various sanctions on Russia's economic sectors. The Food and Drug Administration has expanded its approval of Spravato, an antidepressant nasal spray. NPR's John Hamilton reports that the drug is now cleared for use as a standalone treatment for depression. Spravato is made from esketamine, one of two mirror image molecules found in the anesthetic

ketamine. It was approved in 2019 for use in adults with major depressive disorder who did not respond to at least two other antidepressants. The original approval required that patients on Spravato also receive an oral antidepressant. Now the FDA says the drug can be used on its own. The decision came after a large study found that Spravato alone worked better than a placebo. In the first nine months of 2024, the drug generated sales of about $780 million for its maker, Johnson & Johnson. John Hamilton, NPR News.

The NASDAQ Composite Index is up 1.4% or 286 points. The Dow has climbed more than 100 points. This is NPR News.