Nonverbal 5-year-old who met Ms. Rachel over Zoom is released from ICE detention His parents, asylum-seekers from Colombia, said their son’s physical and emotional health deteriorated during the weeks they were held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center in South Texas.

UPDATE: A 5-year-old nonverbal boy whose plight in a South Texas immigration detention center drew national attention after a video call with Ms. Rachel has been released with his family.

Coms days after NBC News detailed the family’s experience.

Children's entertainer Ms. Rachel has a new cause: Freeing kids from ICE detention Wearing her signature pink headband, Rachel Accurso spoke with two children being held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center. She described the conversations as devastating.

“We’re trying to get a child out of a jail to do a spelling bee,” Ms. Rachel told me. “I just never thought those words would go together.”

Read my story on Ms. Rachel’s new mission to help shut down Dilley and free kids trapped there — starting with two she met over Zoom last week.

The White House compares deadly conflict with video games and movies in memeified videos to win support for Iran war The White House explained its war meme strategy has viewers focused on the military’s successes. Others see a “disturbing” development.

New: The WH uses GTA, Wii sports & SpongeBob clips to memeify Iran war

Trump aides says the clips have people focused on military wins. Others see a "disturbing" trend

“It’s fucking bullshit,” a former top military official said. “Nobody thinks this is a good idea"

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On Nov. 16, a mental health counselor recorded in Kamilla’s medical records that her mother reported the girl had lost her appetite after being “served food that contained worms.” A week later, the couple said, children were told to gather in the gym for what they believed would be a Thanksgiving celebration. Excitement spread as families saw tables set with turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, they said. The children waited expectantly. But when a parent asked when the celebration would begin, Oksana said, staff told them the holiday meal was for employees, not detainees. The children, she said, watched despondently as the feast was packed away.

On Thanksgiving, the immigrant children held at the Dilley detention center gathered in the gym for what they thought was a holiday feast.

The kids salivated over a spread of turkey, sandwiches, pastries and pies, a family told me.

But the food wasn’t for detainees — it was for the staff.

Trump shares racist video depicting the Obamas as monkeys The White House defended Trump's post, saying it was "from an internet meme video depicting President Trump as the King of the Jungle."

BREAKING: President Trump removes a racist video depicting the Obamas as apes. The White House initially defended the post, then blamed it on a staffer.

Trump's DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September. Here's what to know. Federal agents have shot three people in Minneapolis in recent weeks, killing two U.S. citizens, Alex Pretti and Renee Good. Videos contradict the Trump administration's account of their deaths.

@NBCNews.com tracked the number of people who officers from the Dept. of Homeland Security have shot, now at 12: www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

DHS has shot 12 people during immigration enforcement operations since September:

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How a Christian college ministry glorified a sex offender and enabled him to keep abusing students Daniel Savala urged generations of Chi Alpha members to get naked in his Houston sauna. Why did Assemblies of God pastors keep bringing teenagers to his home?

Assemblies of God leaders knew that Daniel Savala was a convicted sex offender.

But for years, pastors kept bringing teenage boys to learn from “the holiest man alive” in his backyard sauna.

Here’s the latest from our series investigating sex abuse in the world’s largest Pentecostal denomination.

Andrew Cuomo concedes the New York City mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani, who leads in the first-choice vote The progressive state lawmaker surged from relative obscurity to become the main foil to former Gov. Andrew Cuomo's comeback bid in the Democratic primary.

Andrew Cuomo concedes the New York City mayoral primary to Zohran Mamdani, who leads in the first-choice vote www.nbcnews.com/politics/ele...

Here's what's in the sprawling Trump agenda bill House Republicans just passed From taxes to Medicaid to immigration, the GOP's party-line bill would reshape the federal budget and affect millions of Americans.

NEW: Here's what's in the sprawling Trump agenda bill House Republicans just passed

Taxes, Medicaid, SNAP, immigration, military spending, plus a debt limit hike (and a few trillion dollars in new debt).

A user guide: www.nbcnews.com/politics/con...

Trump administration ends Harvard's ability to enroll international students The Department of Homeland Security called the move "a warning to all universities."

NEW: DHS Secretary Kristi Noem tells Harvard if they want to enroll international students this fall, then they have 72 hours to turn over **all audio and video footage of any protest activity involving international students** from the past 5 years

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Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial: Kid Cudi testifies his Porsche was torched with Molotov cocktail after relationship with Cassie Ventura Follow the latest news and live updates from the trial of Sean 'Diddy' Combs. Artist Kid Cudi is took the stand after Combs' former assistant.

Really proud of our NBC News team's coverage of the Sean 'Diddy' Combs trial so far. It's been a long two weeks with daily blogs and newsletters, but it just speaks to the care being given to the case.

Catch up on what happened today in our blog:

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How a well-timed legal assault unraveled Mississippi’s stellar record in vaccinating kids Mississippi was forced to grant religious exemptions from vaccines. Now, doctors and public health officials brace for the fallout.

I’ve been writing about the anti-vaccine movement for over a decade now. And telling the story of Mississippi for just as long. This one was sad to report out.

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Top reasons why young Americans aren't as pro-Israel as their parents:

- Black Lives Matter movement
- Netanyahu
- Demographics
- Memories of Afghanistan and Iraq
- Social media (not just TikTok)
- Israel's military dominance

But don't take my word for it: www.nbcnews.com/tech/interne...

How the conspiracy-fueled Epoch Times went mainstream and made millions The conservative news outlet has amassed a fortune, growing its revenue by 685% in two years, according to tax documents.

NEW from me on The Epoch Times: A persecuted religious group's PR newsletter is now one of the most influential U.S. conservative media orgs.

How they’ve ridden the moment of political polarization & conspirituality to make millions and go mainstream. www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...

Huge scoop from @BrandyZadrozny:

Michael Benz, a Trump State Dept official who’s been promoted by Elon Musk, is secretly a white nationalist influencer who goes by “Frame Game.”

Here he is talking about “the Jewish influence” on “white genocide.”

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