Coast Guard Pursues Tanker, Epstein Files Release, Immigration Court No-Shows

The U.S. Coast Guard is pursuing an oil tanker in the Caribbean that it says has links to Venezuela. The Department of Justice has released a limited number of files related to convicted sex offender Jeffrey Epstein. And, an analysis by NPR finds thousands of immigrants without legal status aren’t showing up to immigration court, leading to a rise in deportation removals. (00:00) Cold Open (01:37) Introduction (03:43) Coast Guard Pursues Tanker (08:02) Epstein Files Release (10:43) Immigration Court No-Shows Want more analysis of the most important news of the day, plus a little fun? It was produced by Ziad Buchh, Nia Dumas and Christopher Thomas. We get engineering support from Neisha Heinis. And our technical director is Carleigh Strange. Learn more about sponsor message choices: podcastchoices.com/adchoices NPR Privacy Policy