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Coast Guard Pursues Tanker, Epstein Files Release, Immigration Court No-Shows

Coast Guard Pursues Tanker, Epstein Files Release, Immigration Court No-Shows

Up First from NPR · NPR

December 22, 202515m 12s

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Show Notes

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in the Caribbean that it says has links to Venezuela. The Department of Justice has released a limited number of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, an analysis by NPR finds thousands of immigrants without legal status aren’t showing up to immigration court, leading to a rise in deportation removals.

(00:00) Cold Open
(01:37) Introduction
(03:43) Coast Guard Pursues Tanker
(08:02) Epstein Files Release
(10:43) Immigration Court No-Shows

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