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Live from NPR News, I'm Dale Wilman. President Trump Friday signed an executive order to remove tariffs on a large number of commodities. The move is partly in response to pressure from consumers who say food prices are too high. Among the affected items are beef, coffee, and tropical fruits. For the most part, the foods, when we cut back a little bit on those tariffs, we'll get the price down. But they're not competitive in this country, like tomatoes and bananas and things. We don't make them in this country. Trump also said,

He's reached framework agreements with Ecuador, Guatemala, El Salvador, and Argentina to ease import levies on agricultural products produced in those countries. Immigration lawyers in San Diego say they're seeing a sudden increase in arrests of clients at the offices of U.S. citizenship and immigration services. Many are in the middle of applying for permanent status or naturalization. As NPR's Martin Costi reports, the lawyers say it's a sign of what looks like a new ICE policy. U.S.CIS offices are bureaucratic places where detentions are rare, unlike immigration court. But lawyers in San Diego say that suddenly changed this week. Tessa Cabrera says she was with a client who didn't have legal status but was applying for a green card. To have two ICE officers storm into an office and immediately order my client to stand up and place him in handcuffs was just unlike anything I've ever experienced.

U.S.CIS would not say whether its arrest policy has changed. In a written statement, it says, quote, apprehensions at USCIS offices may occur if individuals are identified as having outstanding warrants, being subject to removal orders, or committing fraud, crimes, or other violations while in the United States. Martin Costi, NPR News. The Labor Department says it will release a report on September's job gains next week. As NPR Scott Horsley reports, it's the first in a series of overdue economic reports that were held up by the government shutdown. The September jobs report was almost complete and supposed to be rolled out six weeks ago when the economists who produced the report were abruptly furloughed by the government shut down. The Labor Department says the jobs report will come out next Thursday,

showing how many jobs employers added in September as well as the unemployment rate. The timing of other key government releases is still up in the air. During the six-week shutdown, the government was forced to postpone a slew of economic reports, including news of October's job growth, inflation, retail sales, and GDP. Government number crunchers say they're still figuring out how long it will take to make up for the missing data, and they thank people for their patience. Scott Horsley-Npair News, Washington. Some parts of Southern California are under evacuation orders tonight as a strong weather system is moving through the region. Weather officials say the system could cause major flooding and even

landslides, particularly in areas damaged by wildfires. The rain is also expected to be even heavier on Saturday, and more storms are expected over the next week. You're listening to NPR News. A federal judge in San Francisco Friday blocked the Trump administration from cutting funding to the University of California over claims the school system allows anti-Semitism and other forms of discrimination. The judge granted a preliminary injunction sought by labor unions and other groups representing the school's faculty, students, and employees. President Trump has spent the day on the phone with leaders from Cambodia and Thailand.

The two countries are still arguing over a border dispute. Trump helped broker a temporary peace from the fighting, but the conflict is still not resolved. And Pierre Stipas Chivram has our reports. Earlier this year, a decades-old border dispute reignited between Cambodia and Thailand. Trump helped bring about a ceasefire when he threatened higher tariffs on both countries, and in October he went to Malaysia to preside over the peace agreement. leaders there praised Trump for his help, and he included the peace agreement as one of the several wars he's ended. But the conflict isn't actually over.

In recent days, a shooting in the disputed area and a landmine explosion have tested the terms of the ceasefire agreement. The White House says the president is in touch with Malaysia as well to help bring an end to the recent violence. Diba Shiverum and PR News. The U.S. is pushing for consensus at the U.N. for its plan for recovery in Gaza. The move comes as Russia circulates its own proposal for the war-torn enclave. The Russian plan removes references to a transnational authority meant to be headed by President Trump. Instead, it asks the UN to lay out options for an international stabilization force. Both proposals are expected to be put up for a vote early next week.

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