Cuba Pressure, Abrego Garcia Charges, Cooling Costs

The White House made him the face of its deportation campaign. And now a federal judge in Tennessee has dismissed the criminal case against Kilmore Abrego Garcia. I'm Ayesha Rasco. And I'm Scott Simon, and this is Up First from NPR News. The judge said the prosecution was vindictive and singled out the acting attorney general for criticism. We have details. Also, what Cuba's diplomatic representative to The US has to say about Washington's demands for her country. Our independence, our sovereignty, our right to self determination, our legal order, our political system that won't be never on the table. And a look at electricity rates as we enter warmer weather. So please stay with us. We've got the news you need to start your weekend. This message comes from IXL. With IXL, you get personalized online learning and teaching solutions that help improve achievement, empower teachers, and track progress. This one platform for K to 12 helps teachers accomplish what normally would require dozens of other tools. Educators can see how their school is performing in real time to make better instructional decisions. IXL is used in 96 of the top 100 school districts. Learn more at ixl.com/npr. Support for this podcast and the following message come from Dataiku. AI agents are transforming how enterprises work. The problem is many operate in secret. The right people rarely know what their agents are doing, if they're doing it right, or that they even exist at all. Dataiku gives companies one place to see, control, and measure every agent across the entire business. Visit dataiku.com/npr. That's dataiku.com/npr. This message comes from Fisher Investments. Senior vice president Michael Hosmer shares one way their fiduciary duty comes to life when working with clients. We listen to our clients' goals, their objectives, their personal needs, and we build a plan that puts their needs first. They wanna know what we're truly thinking about and how that thinking is being built into our plan for them because that's how seriously we take our fiduciary responsibility. Learn more at fisherinvestments.com. Investing in securities involves the risk of loss. And we'll start today with Cuba and the pressure The US is bringing to bear on Havana. Washington has announced criminal charges against former president Raul Castro at the same time a US aircraft carrier was moving through the Caribbean. Speaking to NPR, the Cuban ambassador to The United States, Lianas Torres Rivera says Cuba does not want a war with The United States. Cuba is a country of peace. Cuba is not a threat to The US. Cuba wants only to have a future that is decide by the Cubans without interference. NPR international correspondent, Eder Peralta, is covering it all. Eder, thanks so much for being with us. Hey. Good morning, Scott. Please begin by, reminding us, with some of the details about what's happened so far this week. Yeah. I I I mean, The United States seems to be pulling out all the stops to …