Senators reached a deal Thursday to avoid a government shutdown. The deal funds most of the government, and also gives Republicans and Democrats time to negotiate on future funding for the Department of Homeland Security. At the center of the negotiations is the federal immigration crackdown across the country and criticisms of Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers, who shot and killed a U.S. citizen, Alex Pretti, in Minneapolis last weekend.
We hear how New Hampshire’s congressional delegation is responding to the immigration crackdown around the country. In New Hampshire, Gov. Kelly Ayotte said this week she's reached out to the White House and the Department of Homeland Security, saying the town of Merrimack should have a say on ICE's alleged proposal to establish a detention facility there.
And a federal judge blocked New Hampshire from ending annual mandatory auto inspections, which were supposed to permanently end starting in February.
We discuss these stories on this week’s edition of the New Hampshire News Recap.
Guests:
- Josh Rogers, NHPR
- Mara Hoplamazian, NHPR
Top stories from around New Hampshire this week:
Ayotte tells Trump, DHS that Merrimack should weigh in on potential ICE facility
In Merrimack, the Washington Post reported an internal ICE document calls for converting an industrial building into a so-called “processing site,” which could hold up to 1,500 detainees before shipping them to larger warehouses with 5,000 to 10,000 beds.
Republicans scramble to limit NH's car inspection mandate as judge keeps it in place for now
Top Republicans in the New Hampshire State House say they are working on multiple fronts to thwart the federal injunction that's now blocking the state from ending mandatory auto inspections at the end of the month.
A New Hampshire town finds out its water has been contaminated by a chemical. The most basic question — whether the water is safe to drink — doesn’t have a clear answer. Nobody seems to know much about this so-called forever chemical, which is weird because . . . this has all happened before.
More New Hampshire headlines:
‘Your voice does matter': Concord High students organize walkout to protest ICE
Trump administration scrubs info on NH woman who escaped slavery
‘I touch the future. I teach.’: A science teacher’s quest to honor Christa McAuliffe
Ayotte taps Superior Court judge, Daniel Will, to join NH's highest court
