Justice Department Shakeup, Guantanamo Migrants Lawsuit, Immigration Crackdown Poll

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🗓️ 14 February 2025

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Multiple prosecutors have resigned from the Justice Department after refusing to drop a corruption case against the New York City mayor and legal aid groups are demanding attorneys for migrants being held at Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Also, results from an NPR/Ipsos poll show growing support for some restrictions on immigration.

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0:00.0	There are mass resignations at the U.S. Justice Department.
0:06.2	Yeah, senior prosecutors have quit. Others put on leave.
0:08.7	They refused to drop the case against the New York City mayor.
0:11.6	Was the decision from the DOJ to drop it political?
0:14.4	I'm Michelle Martin. That's Laila Fonnell, and this is up first from NPR News.
0:21.7	Legal aid groups are demanding that migrants taken to Guantanamo Bay get access to attorneys.
0:27.1	These immigrant detainees are now being held in a situation with less rights than even the
0:32.6	alleged enemy combatants. And according to a new NPR Ipsos poll, Americans support stronger immigration restrictions
0:38.9	than they did just a few years ago. But when it comes to hardline policies like sending migrants
0:43.6	to Gitmo or detaining people at schools and churches, that support drops. Stay with us. We'll
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