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These days, there is a lot of news. It could be hard to keep up with what it means for you, your family, and your community. Consider This from NPR is a podcast that helps you make sense of the news. Six days a week, we bring you a deep dive on a story and provide the context, the backstory, and analysis you need to understand our rapidly changing world. Listen to the Consider This podcast from NPR. J.L. Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm J.L. Snider. Protesters took to the streets of Los Angeles after federal immigration agents carried out

a series of arrests around the city. PICES says more than 40 people were arrested in LA on immigration violations. The arrests led to clashes with police last night. There are reports that police used tear gas and flash bangs after some demonstrators hurled chunks of broken concrete. On social media, Mayor Karen Bass issued a statement saying the city will not stand for this, but White House Deputy Chief of Staff Stephen Miller responded, saying Bass has no say in that federal law will be enforced. Over the past week, there have been similar confrontations in San Diego, Chicago, and

Minneapolis, leading to warnings by federal officials against interfering with immigration enforcement, as NPR's Martin Costey reports. Some protesters say they object to the deportation of people without criminal records. Others say they don't like the way ICE agents have gone about their work wearing masks and tactical gear. In Minneapolis, Ryan Perez is with a group called COPAL, which trains volunteers to monitor ICE operations. The most important thing is that nobody is here to obstruct in the moment an enforcement. We need to collect the evidence, ask the questions, take the photos, and then move to our trusted legal partners to determine in court if necessary if violations have occurred. Homeland Security officials say agents wear masks because some have received death threats,

and a DHS official warned that anyone impeding ICE's work could face prosecution. Martin Costi, NPR News. The man at the center of a fight over the Trump administration's immigration crackdown is set to be arraigned next week on criminal human smuggling charges. Kilmar Abrego-Garcia is being held in custody in Tennessee following his return to the U.S. after he was mistakenly deported to El Salvador. His lawyer calls the charges fantastical. The feud between Elon Musk and Donald Trump that started on the internet could eventually

end up in space. And PRS Jeff Brumfield reports that observers are saying the dispute could disrupt business between the government and Musk SpaceX. SpaceX does a huge amount of work for the government, and the government spends billions on SpaceX. Tim Ferr is an analyst who follows the space industry. SpaceX counts on the US government for a substantial part of its revenues.

The government counts on SpaceX for critical launch services and many defense programs. Those defense programs include spy satellites and communications. Both Musk and Trump have threatened that relationship during their feud. Trump said he might cancel Musk's contracts. Musk responded by posting that he decommissioned the SpaceX capsule used by NASA astronauts. He since deleted the post. Jeff Brumfield, NPR News. And from Washington, this is NPR News. The manhunt in Arkansas for a former small-town police chief turned convicted killer is over.

Authorities say Grant Harden was recaptured in the mountains of northern Arkansas. He is known as the Devil in the Ozarks. In Louisiana, authorities are still looking for two inmates who were among those who escaped from a jail in New Orleans three weeks ago. The third leg of horse racing's Triple Crown is being run today away from its regular home for the second straight year. Aaron Scheller-Levin of Member Station WAMC reports. While Belmont Park undergoes a half billion dollar renovation, Saratoga Racecourse is once again hosting the Belmont Stakes. The race has attracted Kentucky Derby winner Sovereignty and Journalism, who won the Preakness Stakes. Locals John and Kathy Horning have been coming to this race course, known as the Spa, for years.

They missed last year's Belmont, but made it to the festival's kickoff this year. Well, next week is our anniversary, 47 years, and so this is a week early for that. So last year I did pretty good on her birthday. So I'm hoping our anniversary I'll do pretty good too. We'll play our numbers. The race goes off at 7 p.m. Eastern for NPR News. I'm Aaron Shalo Levine in Saratoga Springs and tennis a French Open women's final world number one arena.

Sabalinka Belarus is playing American Cocoa Golf for the title today. That match scheduled to get underway in several hours. Both players seeking their first French Open championships. Sabalenka has won three Grand Slam titles, but this is her first final at Roland Garros. I'm Giles Snyder, MPR News.