SUMMARY: Kilmar Abrego Garcia, whose case highlights President Trump’s strict immigration policies, seeks asylum in the U.S. after a wrongful 2019 deportation to El Salvador. The Trump administration alleges he is an MS-13 gang member, which he denies, and plans to deport him to Uganda. His second asylum request, filed in Maryland, could lead to a green card and citizenship but must pass through immigration courts under DOJ control. A federal judge is ensuring Abrego Garcia’s right to due process amid legal battles, including human smuggling charges he denies. His case draws rare legal support and scrutiny amid intense immigration enforcement.

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SUMMARY: Police are seeking help to identify two masked men involved in an armed robbery on I-24 West near Sam Ridley Parkway and Waldron Road. The suspects, in a black Toyota sedan, brake-checked a black Chevy Camaro, threw eggs at the driver’s windshield to distract him, then robbed him at gunpoint after he pulled over. Authorities advise drivers not to stop on the interstate if targeted but to call 911 and exit safely. Lieutenant Shannon Heflin of Cheatham County Sheriff’s Office recommends dash cams for evidence and urges anyone feeling threatened to contact law enforcement immediately.

The La Vergne Police Department is asking for help identifying two masked men who allegedly threw eggs at a vehicle on Interstate 24 and then robbed the driver at gunpoint.

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by Max Nesterak and Michelle Griffith, Tennessee Lookout
August 27, 2025

Two children, ages 8 and 10, are dead Wednesday following a shooting at Annunciation Church in south Minneapolis, where students at the Catholic school there gathered for a mass to celebrate the beginning of the school year.

The shooter, a man in his early 20s without an extensive criminal history, appears to have killed himself at the scene, according to Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O’Hara, who gave a news conference near the site.

Another 17 people were injured — 14 of them children. Two of the injured are in critical condition, O’Hara said.

The shooter approached the church from the outside, barricaded the front door with plywood and shot dozens of rounds through the windows, O’Hara said.

Outside the school after the shooting, parents were picking up their children, who wore the green polos that are the school uniform.

Susan Ruff, a neighbor whose children attended the school at Annunciation and has a grandson currently enrolled, said she saw the shooting from her window. She witnessed a man dressed in black, wearing a helmet, with a long gun, shooting at the church from the outside. She heard 25 or 30 gun shots. “It sounded like someone was dropping a dumpster. That loud bang. But I kept hearing it, so I thought, that’s not a dumpster.” Her grandson was unhurt in the shooting.

Jeremy Graff, 50, lives two blocks from the school and said he’s lived in the south Minneapolis neighborhood his whole life. He said his neighbors messaged him around 8:45 a.m. to say they heard a round of gunshots near the campus. He said he has about a dozen friends with kids who go to the school.

“I would like to say it’s surprising, but it’s really not nowadays,” Graff said.

Officers were sweeping the neighborhood and backyards with dogs and interviewing neighbors.

Jack Freedman, 25, went to the school and lives in the area. He said, “You never think that it’s going to happen at the school you went to, but then you start thinking how naive to believe that. Because it happens everywhere.”

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who also spokee at the press conference, grew emotional at times: “And don’t just say, this is about thoughts and prayers right now,” he said, referring to what has become a rote response to school shootings, often unaccompanied by any action. “These kids were literally praying. It was the first week of school. They were in a church.

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz said that the Bureau of Criminal Apprehension and State Patrol are on the scene.

“I’m praying for our kids and teachers whose first week of school was marred by this horrific act of violence,” Walz said in a social media post.

Giffords, the national gun control group, released a statement by former U.S. Rep. Gabrielle Giffords, who was shot and severely injured in a mass shooting in 2011: “When will enough be enough? I am devastated by the news of a mass shooting at Annunciation Church in Minneapolis. No one should have to fear for their lives when attending religious services.”

(Minnesota Reformer is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Minnesota Reformer maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor J. Patrick Coolican for questions: info@minnesotareformer.com.)

Tennessee Lookout is part of States Newsroom, a nonprofit news network supported by grants and a coalition of donors as a 501c(3) public charity. Tennessee Lookout maintains editorial independence. Contact Editor Holly McCall for questions: info@tennesseelookout.com.

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Note: The following A.I. based commentary is not part of the original article, reproduced above, but is offered in the hopes that it will promote greater media literacy and critical thinking, by making any potential bias more visible to the reader –Staff Editor.

Political Bias Rating: Center-Left

The content presents a factual report on a tragic school shooting with a focus on the human impact and community response. It includes statements from local officials and a gun control advocacy group, which suggests a leaning toward advocating for gun safety measures. However, the tone remains largely neutral and informative without overt partisan language, placing it slightly left of center in its emphasis on gun control and community empathy.