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Live from NPR News in Washington, I'm Jack Spear. The nation's artificial intelligence infrastructure is apparently getting a massive multi-billion dollar boost. President Donald Trump today announcing investments in a new entity that will be dubbed Stargate, which he says will lead to a burst of job creation.
A new American company that will invest 500 billion dollars at least Top executives from Oracle, OpenAI, and SoftBank joining Trump to make the announcement, saying they'll start building out projects for the fast-evolving AI industry.
The CEOs say the massive investment in AI infrastructure could help jumpstart creation of new drugs to treat cancer and other diseases. The Trump administration has begun going after migrants in the country without legal status. It's part of a promise to deport millions. Trump's border czar, Tom Holman, says immigration and customs enforcement agents are focusing on those with criminal records.
Imperio Sergio Martinez Beltran reports.
Holman told CNN the administration is not conducting mass raids, but targeted enforcement operations. The priority is migrants who do not have legal status and have committed crimes. But Holman warned there will be collateral arrests.
We will find him, but when we find him, he may be with others. Others that don't have a criminal conviction are in the country illegally. They will be arrested too.
Holman declined to provide specific information on the locations of the operations, citing concerns over the safety of immigration officials. Sergio Martinez Beltran, NPR News, Washington.
President Trump's Department of Homeland Security is dismissing all members of advisory committees who served under President Biden. NPR's Jenna McLaughlin reports it could have implications for cybersecurity.
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