Good evening. I'm Amna Nawaz.

And I'm Jeff Bennett. On the news hour tonight, and a major reversal, President Trump says Republicans

should vote to release the Jeffrey Epstein files.

Charlotte, North Carolina becomes the latest target of the Trump administration's

immigration crackdown, with dozens arrested and detained.

And the Dominican Republic enforces its own immigration crackdown

on Haitians seeking safe haven from gang violence.

If I could survive in Haiti, I would stay,

because here we are not living.

Because we are not living, we are surviving.

There is no life for Haitian.

Welcome to the News Hour. The House of Representatives is gearing up to vote on a bill that would force the Department of Justice to release its files in the case of the late convicted sex offender.

Jeffrey Epstein, following an apparent shift from the White House. President Trump is now urging his party to move forward with the vote

after a few key Republicans joined Democrats in supporting the measure.

Congressional correspondent Lisa Desjardin begins our coverage.

Last night from President Trump, conflicting reactions and news around convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. On the tarmac, a refusal to answer.

Fake news like you. They just keep bringing that up to deflect from the tremendous success of the Trump administration.

But on social media, a 180. Trump wrote that House Republicans should vote to release the Epstein files held by DOJ, declaring

we have nothing to hide. And then today, he was asked, would he sign the Epstein file bill

if it passes? Sure I would. Let the Senate look at it, let anybody look at it. But don't talk about it

too much, because honestly, I don't want to take it away from us.

That stance is a reversal following weeks of intense work by the White House to twist arms to prevent the bill from passing.

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