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NPR | By A Martínez,

Leila Fadel

Published March 17, 2025 at 4:15 AM EDT

Storms kill dozens in southern U.S., Trump administration deports more than 200 Venezuelans to El Salvador with rarely used law, two legal migrants denied reentry in Boston after traveling abroad.

A Martínez

A Martínez is one of the hosts of Morning Edition and Up First.

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Leila Fadel

Leila Fadel is a host of Morning Edition, as well as NPR's morning news podcast Up First.

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