Why the L.A. Olympics chair is facing calls to quit

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  Good morning.

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  The Trump administration has ramped up using local police to carry out immigration enforcement.

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  But now, some states are pushing back.

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  We will not allow untrained,

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  unqualified and unaccountable agents to deputize our brave local law enforcement officers.

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  After new Epstein files revelations,

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  the Los Angeles mayor is calling for the Olympics chairman to resign.

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  The LA Times explains why.

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  And the Chicago Sun-Times reflects on the legacy of Jesse Jackson, who has died at the age of 84.

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  It's Wednesday, February 18th.

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  I'm Cecilia Ley, and this is Apple News Today.

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  Yesterday,

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  Maryland became the latest state to push against President Trump's immigration crackdown by prohibiting enforcement agreements,

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  partnerships that allow local law enforcement officers to carry out federal immigration duties.

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  The state follows similar moves in other Democratic-led states like Virginia, New Mexico, and Maine.

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  Here's a Democratic governor, Wes Moore.

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  We believe in due process here in the state of Maryland,

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  and we refuse to blur the lines between state and federal authority.

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  in ways that undermine the trust between law enforcement and the communities that they serve.

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  And the best way to address crime is by making sure that the communities feel safe and want to be involved in the process to stop it in the first place.

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