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Today marks 25 years since the September 11th terrorist attacks.
Nearly 3,000 people were killed at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon,
and on United Flight 93 that crashed in western Pennsylvania.
Ceremonies will be held at all three sites to remember those who died.
In the days and months after the attacks, thousands of people helped search the wreckage at the World Trade Center.
NPR's Jasmine Guards reports advocates say the crews included more than 2,000 immigrants who lacked legal status.
Many immigrant workers have gotten workers' comp and help through the James de Drogant 9-11 Health and Compensation Act,
but advocates say many without legal status are too scared to apply.
Lucelli asked that we withhold her last name for fear of deportation.
She worked at Ground Zero wearing a paper mask and rubber gloves.
Since then, she's battled breast cancer and asthma.
The attack released hundreds of tons of toxic debris into the air.
There have been more than 57,000 cancer cases related to exposure.
The 9-11 Immigrant Worker Freedom Act would give Ground Zero workers a path to citizenship.
It was introduced in 2017 and reintroduced in 2025, but remains stalled in Congress.
Jasmine Garst, NPR News, New York.
President Trump and Vice President J.D. Vance closed out the Republican
midterm convention in Dallas last night with an appeal for party unity.
NPR's Tamara Keith reports.