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Hi, this is Andy.

I'm sitting next to a pond in the Shenandoah Valley of Virginia,

listening to the sounds of spring.

But you're listening to the NPR Politics Podcasts, which was recorded at

12.38 p.m. Eastern Time on Friday, April 11th of 2025.

Things may have changed by the time you hear it.

Or maybe they haven't. Why don't you listen and find out?

Okay, enjoy the show.

I feel a little more at peace.

Hey there, it's the NPR Politics Podcast. I'm a smoghaled. I cover the White House.

I'm Stephen Fowler. I cover politics.

And I'm Tamara Keith. I also cover the White House. I'm Stephen Fowler. I cover politics. And I'm Tamara Keith. I also cover the

White House. And after a wild, long week of politics, it is finally Friday, which means it is time

for our Friday News Roundup. Well, Tam, we need to start with immigration news because there has been

some major developments in just the last 24 hours with the

case of Kilmar Armando Abrigo Garcia. And just to remind folks, he is the Maryland man who the

government said was mistakenly deported to El Salvador and he has been in this legal battle to

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