Brian Mann
Stories
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The national debate over immigration gets personal in Sackets Harbor, New York
Three migrant children who lack legal status are expected back in school this week in Sackets Harbor, New York. The kids and their mom were detained during a raid last month on a dairy farm in the small town near the US-Canada border. The family was released following protests and a bipartisan lobbying effort.
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Migrant family swept up by ICE allowed to return home
A mother and three children swept up in an ICE raid at the kids' school will be returned to the small town of Sackets Harbor New York.
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Trump closes loophole used by American shoppers to buy Chinese goods tariff-free
The so-called de minimus exemption allowed Chinese and Hong Kong retailers to ship millions of packages worth $800 or less directly to U.S. consumers. That loophole will close May 2.
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Taking in the first signs of spring on a picnic in New York's Adirondack Mountains
NPR's Brian Mann and North Country Public Radio's David Sommerstein head into the high country for a spring picnic surrounded by sun -- and snow.
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Taking in the first signs of spring on a picnic in New York's Adirondack Mountains
NPR's Brian Mann and North Country Public Radio's David Sommerstein head into the high country for a spring picnic surrounded by sun — and snow.
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The surprise drop in drug overdose deaths in the U.S.
For this week's Reporter's Notebook segment, NPR Addiction Correspondent Brian Mann explains the reasons behind the surprise drop in overdose deaths across the country.
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Trump team revokes $11 billion in funding for addiction, mental health care
The Trump administration says it hopes to save $11.4 billion by freezing and revoking COVID-era grants. Addiction experts say clawing back the federal funding is risky and could put patients at risk.
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In new assessment, Trump team ranks fentanyl as a top threat to U.S.
Drug deaths are declining but the Trump administration's intelligence team has issued a new report describing street fentanyl as a top threat to the U.S.
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Reporter's notebook: 8 theories why fentanyl deaths are plummeting
Some 30,000 fewer people are dying every year in the U.S. from fentanyl and other street drugs. This shift has stunned addiction experts, reversing decades of rising death.
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Trump administration extends opioid emergency as fentanyl deaths drop
U.S. Health Secretary Robert F. Kennedy Jr. says the Trump administration will continue to treat opioid overdoses as a "national security" emergency even as fentanyl deaths decline.
