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Immigrants make up a large share of workers caring for older adults and people with disabilities. Now some who had legal authorization to live and work in the U.S. are losing those protections. Jackie Lay/NPR hide caption
An aerial view of single family homes earlier this month in Miami. Joe Raedle/Getty Images North America hide caption
President Trump arrives for a presentation ceremony for the Commander-in-Chief Trophy to the U.S. Naval Academy Midshipmen at the White House on April 15. Win McNamee/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump tours "Alligator Alcatraz," a new migrant detention facility at Dade-Collier Training and Transition facility, on July 1, 2025, in Ochopee, Fla. Evan Vucci/AP hide caption
The Supreme Court Andrew Harnik/Getty Images hide caption
President Trump speaks with members of law enforcement and National Guard soldiers on Aug. 21, 2025, in Washington. Jacquelyn Martin/AP hide caption
FILE - Former President Donald Trump sits in the courtroom before the start of closing arguments in his civil business fraud trial at New York Supreme Court, Jan. 11, 2024, in New York. (AP Photo/Seth Wenig, Pool, File) Seth Wenig/AP hide caption
Sebastian Kettner fishes on Jennette's Pier as waves from Hurricane Erin crash ashore in Nags Head, N.C., on Thursday. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption
Walmart employee Tim Taylor adjusts items for sale in the back-to-school section of a store in Dallas. LM Otero/AP hide caption
Walmart says tariff costs are rising 'each week' and will continue
James Dobson, founder and chairman of Focus on the Family, speaks at a 2006 rally in Philadelphia. The conservative Christian leader died Thursday, according to a statement from the Dr. James Dobson Family Institute. Jeff Fusco/Getty Images hide caption
Lyle (left) and Erik Menendez appear in court in 1991. They were convicted in the 1989 murders of their parents and sentenced to life in prison, but became eligible for parole in May. Kevork Djansezian/AP hide caption
The demarcation line marking the border between Canada and the United States is seen in the Detroit-Windsor Tunnel in May. Dominic Gwinn/Middle East Images/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Members of the National Guard patrol on the National Mall near the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Wednesday. Saul Loeb/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
Karina Ambartsoumian-Clough at home in New Jersey on July 26. She was born in what was then Soviet Ukraine and fled to the U.S. with her family in 1996. They sought — and were denied — political asylum and discovered they were not recognized as citizens of any country. Erica S. Lee/for NPR hide caption
Mollie Sussman and Eli Frankel show off his new race car bed. The 5-year-old is one of 3.6 million children born in the U.S. in 2020 who are starting kindergarten this year. Vanessa Romo/NPR hide caption
The moon shines over the Marrara Oval ground during the T20 international cricket match between Australia and South Africa in Darwin on Aug. 10. William West/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
U.S. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem speaks during a press briefing at the Ecuadorian Presidential Palace on July 31, 2025, in Quito, Ecuador. Alex Brandon/AP hide caption
Members of the D.C. National Guard patrol outside Union Station as a storm approaches in Washington on August 17, 2025. Andrew Caballero-Reynolds/AFP via Getty Images hide caption
One civilian injured in crash with D.C. National Guard military vehicle
Wheat being harvested in eastern Washington state. Kirk Siegler/NPR hide caption
Dependent on foreign sales, U.S. wheat farmers hoping longtime partners stick with them
Waves from Hurricane Erin crash against the sandbagged pilings of a building in Buxton, N.C., on Wednesday. Allen G. Breed/AP hide caption
A farmer poses for a portrait near his fields on July 19 in Tampa. The labor market in Central Florida has changed over the past few months, as many migrants fear leaving their homes and are working less or leaving Florida altogether. Lexi Parra for NPR hide caption
Some Florida farmers reduce crops as deportation fears drive workers away
Members of the National Guard stand near D.C.'s Union Station, within view of the U.S. Capitol, on Thursday. Kevin Dietsch/Getty Images hide caption
How long can Trump's D.C. takeover last? Here's what to know
Amanda Knox in a hotel in West Hollywood, Calif. Mandalit del Barco/NPR hide caption