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This is out of her glass. In Lily's family, there's a story everybody knows by heart. If this story had never happened, all of us wouldn't be here right now. Sammy wouldn't be here. Nina wouldn't be here. Wally wouldn't be here. Anyone that we know wouldn't be here. So what happens when Lily's mom tells her this story is not true? This American life, surprising stories every week. Janine Hurst Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Janine Hurst. The Trump administration today asked the Supreme Court to dissolve its temporary stay on deportations of Venezuelan men held in North Texas and allow a lower court to hear the case. Yesterday, the ACLU filed an emergency application with the high court asking it to

step in and temporarily block the deportations of the men who the administration alleges are members of a gang. The ACLU says the men were being loaded into a bus last night for removal from the country. And in a rare overnight ruling, the Supreme Court agreed temporarily blocking any deportations of the men. The Trump administration wants to use an obscure 18th century law to deport them. Hundreds rallied in Tampa, Florida for two men that their families say were wrongfully deported to El Salvador. For Member Station WUSF, Nancy Guan has more. Protesters gathered outside of the Immigration and Customs Enforcement building in Tampa. It's where families of Luis Carlos Jose Marcano and Frenel Reyes

say the men were detained two months ago. Both thought they were checking in about their pending asylum cases. But immigration officials told them and their families that they were accused of having ties to the gang Tren de Aragua. Weeks later, the men were deported to El Salvador. Ruth Beltran is the protest's organizer. She's helping both families get legal aid. They are completely desperate because they do not know

if their loved ones are, you know, dead or alive. Their families say the men have no gang affiliations. And in Reyes' case, his immigration file contained multiple errors. For NPR News, I'm Nancy Guon in Tampa. People rallied at hundreds of events around the country today, protesting the Trump administration's handling of immigration, job cuts, and other policies and issues. This comes two weeks after a similar nationwide rally against the Republican administration and White House

adviser billionaire Elon Musk. The Gaza Health Ministry says more than 90 Palestinians have been killed in Israeli airstrikes in Gaza in the past 48 hours. But those strikes are not the only cause of death in the war. In Piers Hadil, Al-Shulchi has more. It's been seven weeks since Israel blocked all aid, including food, into Gaza. It says it's a pressure tactic to get Hamas to accept a deal that will release more hostages. Fadi Ahmed said aid was scarce and food too expensive, making it hard to feed his 10-month-old son. After Ahmed's son got sick from the hunger, doctors prescribed a special kind of milk

which helped for a while until it ran out. He said that the nutritional supplement replacement made his son vomit uncontrollably. He said his son eventually passed away, diagnosed with malnutrition, chest infections and an oxygen deficiency. Open the crossings to let aid in, Ahmed said. Children are not to blame. Hadeel Alshalchi, NPR News, Tel Aviv. This is NPR News. New data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention show U.S. deaths from fentanyl overdoses are at their lowest level in five years. MPIR's Brian Mann has more.

Drug deaths nationwide peaked in the summer of 2023 at a catastrophic level, roughly 114,000 fatal overdoses, but they've been falling rapidly ever since. The latest available data gathered in November 2024 and just released by CDC shows roughly 82,000 fatal overdoses in a 12-month period. Addiction experts say factors likely causing the hopeful trend included the widespread use of the overdose reversal drug naloxone, also weaker fentanyl being sold on the streets, and better public health and addiction treatment. The state with the biggest drop is Virginia,

with drug deaths down more than 41 percent. Three states, Alaska, Nevada, and South Dakota, saw slight increases in fatal overdoses. Brian Mann, NPR News. Today is the 30th anniversary of the deadliest homegrown terror attack in U.S. history, the Oklahoma City bombing, when a truck bomb exploded outside a federal building, killing 168 people, 19 of them children. Former President Bill Clinton spoke at a ceremony honoring the victims today. I know over the last 30 years you are probably managing your losses better, but I know the pain has never gone away.

He was president during the 1995 attack. The memorial has 168 empty chairs representing the victims with smaller chairs representing the children. You're listening to NPR News. The scary new movie Sinners from the director of Black Panther finds Michael B. Jordan playing representing the children. You're listening to NPR News.