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Midday News: FAA Upgrades at Newark Airport, NYC Backs Legal Efforts to Free Detained Student, and Rep. Jerry Nadler Calls for DHS Probe After Aide Handcuffed

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NYC NOW
Episode • Jun 3 • 6m
U.S. Transportation Secretary Sean Duffy says the FAA has completed critical updates to Newark Airport’s outdated air traffic control systems after last month’s outage. Meanwhile, New York City is backing legal efforts to free Dylan Contreras, a Bronx high school student taken into ICE custody during a routine court appearance. And Congressman Jerry Nadler is calling for a federal investigation after Homeland Security officers handcuffed one of his staffers inside his Manhattan office. WNYC’s Arya Sundaram has the details.

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