Spain to Grant Legal Status to Unauthorized Immigrants; Fed Pauses Rate Cuts; Other News
Spain's government announced Tuesday it will grant legal status to potentially hundreds of thousands of immigrants living and working in the country without authorization, according to the Associated Press (NPR Politics). This decision bucks the trend toward increasingly harsh immigration policies seen in the United States and much of Europe.
In other news, the Federal Reserve held interest rates steady on Wednesday, taking a pause from rate cuts to assess the economy, NPR News reported. This decision came despite pressure from President Trump for lower borrowing costs. The central bank had already cut its benchmark interest rate three times since September.
Meanwhile, Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum said Tuesday her government has at least temporarily stopped oil shipments to Cuba, according to the Associated Press (NPR Politics). Sheinbaum stated the pause was part of general fluctuations in oil supplies and a "sovereign decision" not made under pressure from the United States.
In Minneapolis, Democratic Rep. Ilhan Omar of Minnesota was sprayed with an unknown liquid in a syringe during a town hall event on Tuesday, Time reported. The suspect was tackled and removed by security. Minneapolis Police identified the suspect as 55-year-old Anthony J. Kazmierczak, who was arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault. Police investigation is ongoing. Court documents show Kazmierczak was convicted of driving while impaired in two separate incidents in 2010 and in 2009. On Facebook, Kazmierczak had switched his profile pictures to Trump many times while also uploading cartoons criticizing Democrats policies.
Time also reported on the increasing use of inflammatory language in the United States, noting that "the drift toward authoritarianism rarely announces itself with a bang; it begins long before the public recognizes the danger." The article cited an instance earlier this month when senior Trump Administration officials labeled Renee Good, who was shot and killed by federal agents, a domestic terrorist. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem and Vice President J.D. Vance were specifically mentioned.
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