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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Rylan Barton. The federal government launched another immigration crackdown today, this time in New Orleans. NPR's Martin Costi reports that the Trump administration says it's targeting local sanctuary policies. The Department of Homeland Security says the operation will target, quote, violent criminals who are released after arrest for home invasion, armed robbery, grand theft, auto, and rape, unquote. But many foreign-born people here believe the dragnet will be wider, as it has been in other cities. and will include people who are in the country illegally but have not committed crimes. Many shops in a Latino part of the suburb of Kenner are now closed, and Eamon Abdel says people in the neighborhood are afraid to go out.

Normally there would be a lot of cars, people coming and going, shopping and working. But right now there's nothing, he says. Martin Kosti, NPR News, New Orleans. The Trump administration is proposing to reset federal fuel economy standards for new cars, paving the way for automakers to sell more less efficient gas-powered vehicles. Environmental groups say this will create more greenhouse gas pollution or emissions. NPR's Kamila Dominovsky reports. The Biden administration had set ambitious targets for new vehicles gas mileage.

Under President Trump, the federal government had already zeroed out the penalty for flunking those standards, making them toothless. Here's President Trump in the Oval Office. These policies forced automakers to build cars using expensive. technologies that drove up costs, drove up prices, and made the car much worse. The change will boost the bottom line of automakers. Trump says it will also benefit drivers' budgets, although economic analyses have found that stringent standards actually save households money by requiring less gas.

Camila Dominovsky, NPR News. The father of the West Virginia National Guard member who remains hospitalized following last week's shooting in Washington, D.C., says his son is still in critical condition. He returned home to speak at a vigil tonight, as NPR's Giles Snyder reports. A clearly emotional Jason Wolfe spoke to a crowd gathered in the parking lot in front of the Berkeley County Sheriff's Office, saying his son, 24-year-old U.S. Air Force Staff Sergeant Andrew Wolf, has had a couple of small setbacks, but that he's pushing forward. That's due to everyone hears prayers, support. Everyone in Washington, D.C. has been, it supports overwhelming.

The Elder Wolf is a sheriff's deputy in Berkeley County. The crowd he spoke to appeared to be mostly from the region's first responder community. On Monday, Governor Patrick Morrissey said Andrew Wolfe responded to a nurse with a thumbs up and was able to move his toes. Trial Snyder, NPR News, Martinsburg, West Virginia. Delta Airlines says it lost an estimated $200 million during the government shutdown. CEO Ed Bastion says refunds increased and bookings slowed during the 43-day shutdown. You're listening to NPR News from Washington.

Israel says it will reopen the Rafa border crossing in the coming days, allowing Palestinians to leave Gaza and enter Egypt. The announcement raises hopes for thousands of sick and wounded people needing medical care, but Palestinians must obtain Israeli and Egyptian security approval to leave. And before allowing entry back into Gaza, Israel insists on the return of all hostages taken in Hamas's October 2020. attack. Colorado's mild and dry weather has delayed ski season and forced several resorts to push back their opening dates, but with feet of snow possible in the mountains in the coming week or so, more ski lifts will start to spin. Colorado Public Radio's Stina Sieg reports. Three Colorado ski resorts are opening this week, all later than planned. Telluride, the most famous of the bunch, was supposed to open on Thanksgiving. Chance Kiso is an editor

with the website on the snow, which tracks snow conditions. He says that the ski areas that did open on time, some had only a few trails, or only one, open to guests. And that's been hard for skiers. You can only do the same run so many times in the day. With the coming snow, Kiso says much more terrain should be open across the mountains. For MPR News, I'm Stina Sieg in Grand Junction, Colorado. A raccoon broke into a closed Virginia liquor store in

drank alcohol over the weekend. An animal control officer says the thoroughly drunk raccoon was found passed out in the store's bathroom. The officers say the masked bandit sobered up after a few hours. Officials say they released him back into the wild. I'm Ryland Barton. This is NPR News from Washington. This message comes from Wise, the app for using money around the globe. When you manage your money with Wise, you'll always get the mid-market exchange rate with no hidden fees. Join millions of customers and visit wise.com. T's and Cs apply.