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With this latest update, California should rescind the letters it has already sent out, Gusman said: “Those federal rules are not in effect right now. … There’s no authority for the letter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trucks leave the Port of Oakland on Sept. 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s office did not respond to questions from KQED on how it plans to move forward while the federal rules remain frozen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not taking action to bring these drivers back into the workforce could have serious consequences for the state’s economy, Gusman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you just look at any one of our major ports where cargo is coming in and out, it is a largely immigrant workforce from the driver’s side of things,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And consumers could potentially see higher prices in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have a pool of drivers pulled out, the trucking industry will have to balance it out,” said Aboudi of the AB Trucking Company. “That is going to weaken our trucking system in the state, applying demand, and of course, costs will go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>State officials have pushed back against Duffy’s declaration, noting that the drivers who will lose their licenses are not in the country illegally and have some form of work permit from the federal government.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Once again, Sean ‘Road Rules’ Duffy fails to share the truth — spreading easily disproven falsehoods in a sad and desperate attempt to please his dear leader,” said Brandon Richards, spokesperson for Gov. Gavin Newsom.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Labor groups, however, have criticized the state’s decision to revoke these licenses.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“They should have pushed back harder on the federal government,” said Shane Gusman, legislative director for Teamsters California, adding that in the letters that the DMV sent out to truckers, it justified its actions by pointing to the Trump administration’s new rules.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But on Thursday, a federal judge issued an emergency stay blocking the White House from enforcing these regulations until the courts reach a final decision about their legality. With this latest update, California should rescind the letters it has already sent out, Gusman said: “Those federal rules are not in effect right now. … There’s no authority for the letter.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12052396\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12052396\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/08/230928-EAGLE-ROCK-SETTLE-MD-07_qed-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Trucks leave the Port of Oakland on Sept. 28, 2023. \u003ccite>(Martin do Nascimento/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Newsom’s office did not respond to questions from KQED on how it plans to move forward while the federal rules remain frozen.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But not taking action to bring these drivers back into the workforce could have serious consequences for the state’s economy, Gusman said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“If you just look at any one of our major ports where cargo is coming in and out, it is a largely immigrant workforce from the driver’s side of things,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>And consumers could potentially see higher prices in the future.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When you have a pool of drivers pulled out, the trucking industry will have to balance it out,” said Aboudi of the AB Trucking Company. “That is going to weaken our trucking system in the state, applying demand, and of course, costs will go up.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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The Department of Homeland Security accused him of being a supporter of terrorism and cheering on Hamas after its attack on Israel on Oct. 7, 2023.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamdi’s detention is part of a larger effort by the Trump administration to crack down on adversarial speech by noncitizens, particularly surrounding Israel and the war in Gaza, raising concerns about the erosion of First Amendment rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“This administration has made it clear that if you are critical of Israel and its policies in Gaza, you’re subject to efforts at removal of you from the United States,” UC Davis law professor Kevin Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers detained Hamdi at SFO on Oct. 26, just a day after he spoke at the annual gala of the Council on American-Islamic Relations’ Sacramento chapter. He was headed to Florida, where he was scheduled to appear at another CAIR event later that evening.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamdi, who was taken to the Golden State Annex detention facility in McFarland after his arrest, said he was transported in shackles at least twice during his detention without notice, crowded into rooms with dozens of men and forced to wait hours for medical attention.[aside postID=news_12061703 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/SamiHamdiGetty.jpg']Following Hamdi’s arrest, Department of Homeland Security Assistant Secretary Tricia McLaughlin \u003ca href=\"https://x.com/TriciaOhio/status/1982514569307197749\">announced on social media platform X \u003c/a>that his visa had been revoked and that he was in ICE custody pending removal from the U.S., but his departure this week was voluntary rather than a deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Under President Trump, those who support terrorism and undermine American national security will not be allowed to work or visit this country,” McLaughlin said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>But according to CAIR’s California chapter, the government did not file criminal charges against Hamdi or allege in court that he posed any security threat. The organization said that the government brought only a claim that he had overstayed his visa, which was possible because DHS revoked his visa during his visit.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Hamdi’s attorneys said the detention was a show of political retaliation and a violation of his First Amendment rights that sought to suppress his future speech.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In a statement, the California chapter of CAIR said Hamdi was detained “at the urging of well-known anti-Muslim, anti-Palestinian extremists,” and added that his arrest occurred after a set of public appearances where Hamdi was vocal on Palestinian human rights.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Hamdi’s case is part of a broader pattern of authorities targeting journalists and advocates who speak out for Palestinian human rights and criticize Israeli government policies,” it continued.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12041614\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1800px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12041614\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1800\" height=\"1200\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15.jpg 1800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-800x533.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-15-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1800px) 100vw, 1800px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Mahmoud Khalil has asked an immigration judge to grant him asylum, saying he feared being targeted by Israel if he’s deported to Syria or Algeria. \u003ccite>(Spencer Platt/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>In March, ICE officers arrested Columbia University student \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12040160/sf-immigration-attorney-says-first-amendment-should-protect-mahmoud-khalil-from-deportation\">Mahmoud Khalil\u003c/a>, an Algerian American legal permanent resident. Khalil was one of the most vocal spokespeople and negotiators at Columbia’s high-profile Gaza solidarity encampment in spring 2024.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The same month, Tufts student Rümeysa Öztürk was detained, though she was released after a federal judge found her arrest was likely in retaliation for a student newspaper op-ed she wrote that was critical of the campus’ response to the war in Gaza.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The State Department detained and initiated deportation hearings against another Columbia student activist, Mohsen Mahdawi, a lawful permanent resident, based on claims that his actions were harmful to foreign policy.[aside postID=news_12038872 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/04/gettyimages-2210243092-1020x680.jpeg']Johnson, the UC Davis law professor, said the Trump administration is unlike any other modern presidency in “using the immigration laws to target political dissenters, to target Muslims, to target Latinos, and using immigration laws in ways that are really extraordinary.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The laws surrounding free speech for immigrants and noncitizens are not firmly established and have been much more restricted in the past, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>During the McCarthy-era rise of anti-communism fear and paranoia, the Supreme Court ruled in a number of cases that immigrants could be deported for expressing views sympathetic toward the Communist Party or its figures.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The Trump administration has also invoked the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a wartime law that allows the president to remove people from the country without a hearing. The move came in an attempt to \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12033527/trump-asks-supreme-court-to-allow-deportations-under-alien-enemies-act\">deport Venezuelan nationals\u003c/a> who Trump alleged were part of Tren de Aragua, a criminal organization on the administration’s foreign terrorist list.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Such a measure has only been taken three times in U.S. history — during the War of 1812 and the first and second World Wars — and can only be employed by a president if they determine that a foreign government is conducting an “invasion” outside of wartime, \u003ca href=\"https://www.congress.gov/crs-product/LSB11269\">according to Congress\u003c/a>.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“It appears that this administration is returning to an effort to regulate ideology among non-civilians in this country,” Johnson said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12040480\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 1600px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12040480\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-5.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1600\" height=\"1067\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-5.jpg 1600w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-5-800x534.jpg 800w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-5-1020x680.jpg 1020w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-5-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/05/npr.brightspotcdn-copy-5-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1600px) 100vw, 1600px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">The U.S. Supreme Court heard arguments on May 15, 2025, in a case challenging the Trump administration’s effort to limit who gets birthright citizenship. \u003ccite>(Andrew Harnik/Getty Images)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>An immigration judge in September ordered that Khalil should be deported for withholding information in his green card application, but his case is still undergoing an appeal. While federal judges have ordered that Öztürk and Mahdawi be freed from detention, the Trump administration is still pursuing deportation.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Trump’s invocation of the Alien Enemies Act has faced a slew of legal challenges from the Supreme Court and federal appeals courts, but the high court hasn’t yet ruled directly on whether his use of the law to deport Venezuelan nationals is legal.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Soon, Johnson said, it’s likely that the Supreme Court will revisit the question of how protected noncitizen speech in the country is.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“We’ll have to see what the Supreme Court decides,” he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003cem>KQED’s \u003c/em>\u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/author/shossaini\">\u003cem>Sara Hossaini\u003c/em>\u003c/a>\u003cem> contributed to this report.\u003c/em>\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad floatright]\u003c/p>\n",
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She’d been taken to the medical center for treatment of a gunshot wound after Coast Guard officers \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061436/2-injured-after-officers-shoot-at-truck-outside-alameda-base-following-day-of-protests\">shot at the truck\u003c/a>, striking Thompson and a bystander.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Alameda police were guarding her while awaiting the arrival of FBI agents for “further questioning” when she asked to use the bathroom, according to the report.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Tom wrote that he removed Thompson’s handcuffs and allowed her to walk to the restroom across the hall. As he stood outside, propping the door open, she suddenly rushed out of the bathroom and tried to run away, he said.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063475\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063475\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/UHaulAP2.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/UHaulAP2.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/UHaulAP2-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/UHaulAP2-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Law enforcement officers investigate the entrance to Coast Guard Base Alameda after shots were fired at a U-Haul truck, according to an officer at the scene on Oct. 24, 2025, in Oakland, California. \u003ccite>(Noah Berger/AP Photo)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Tom recounted tackling Thompson while an Alameda County sheriff’s deputy put pressure on her back and tried to handcuff her. 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One officer threw what appeared to be a flash-bang grenade into the crowd, another exited their vehicle and shot pepper powder at a local faith leader trying to block the road, and a van drove over the ankle of an organizer who was trying to speak with the agents inside, according to activists.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>In the early afternoon, California Highway Patrol cleared the majority of the crowd, arresting two people who refused to disperse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>According to the criminal complaint against Thompson, the U-Haul truck arrived at the intersection hours later, shortly before 10 p.m. The driver — later identified as Thompson — got out of the vehicle and joined a few dozen remaining protesters for about five minutes before returning to the truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After the truck lined up facing away from the bridge, video footage shows it begin to slowly reverse, course correct and accelerate backward as officers shout repeated orders to stop, according to the complaint. 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"content": "\u003cdiv class=\"post-body\">\u003cp>“My colleague, who I went with, Rev. Jorge Bautista, he was shot in the face with a pepper ball about six feet away,” Nixon said. “They’re targeting faith leaders in a way to try to scare us and send a message that nothing is sacred.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The group drew the attention of onlookers on foot and in their cars.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Kelly Gilliam said she was driving on her way to work when she saw four or five ministers and wondered what was happening. When she rounded the corner and saw the full group, which she estimated to number about 150, she parked her car.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“How can you pass this up, right? Gilliam said. “I have never in my life seen all different congregations coming together.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Organizers took time to recount stories of residents who had been detained and deported in recent months and the hardship those detentions had created for family members.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Nearby, on a bus stop bench, onlooker Janice Benjio was brought to tears.\u003c/p>\n\u003cfigure id=\"attachment_12063326\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\" style=\"max-width: 2000px\">\u003cimg loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-12063326\" src=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251106_ICE-VIGIL_GH-15-KQED.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1333\" srcset=\"https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251106_ICE-VIGIL_GH-15-KQED.jpg 2000w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251106_ICE-VIGIL_GH-15-KQED-160x107.jpg 160w, https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/11/20251106_ICE-VIGIL_GH-15-KQED-1536x1024.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\">\u003cfigcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">A demonstrator holds a sign reading “Santuario: Manteniendo Familias Unidas” (“Sanctuary: Keeping Families United”) during the Faith in Action “Walking Our Faith” vigil outside the San Francisco Immigration Court in San Francisco on Nov. 6, 2025. \u003ccite>(Gustavo Hernandez/KQED)\u003c/cite>\u003c/figcaption>\u003c/figure>\n\u003cp>Benjio explained that she was waiting for her friend and ex-boyfriend, an immigrant from Turkey who was inside the ICE office for an annual check-in. She said she flew in from Florida to be there for him as they were both concerned about the possibility of officials detaining him.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“When I stand here, it’s like a helpless, hopeless feeling. I have no idea what will happen,” Benjio said. “I’m very moved by the people that are here to support everyone who is in a situation of immigration.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When her friend finally exited the building, Benjio jumped with excitement, and the pair embraced.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n\u003c/div>\u003c/p>",
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The erratic movement caused officers “to fear the possibility that the truck would strike them or their colleagues, or that it contained explosives or had an explosive device,” the U.S. attorney’s office said in a press release announcing Thompson’s arrest on Tuesday.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>[ad fullwidth]\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>When she defied orders to stop, authorities said, Coast Guard personnel shot at the truck. At the time, the Department of Homeland Security said the U-Haul driver and a bystander were injured in the shooting and taken to local hospitals.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson was treated at Highland Hospital, where she was detained. 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Another agent exited their vehicle and shot pepper powder at a local faith leader trying to block the road, according to Penny Nixon, co-director of the Peninsula Solidarity Cohort.[aside postID=news_12061191 hero='https://cdn.kqed.org/wp-content/uploads/sites/10/2025/10/GETTYIMAGES-2242445000-KQED.jpg']Hours later, when California Highway Patrol officers cleared the road, two protesters \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/news/12061191/activists-federal-agents-clash-at-coast-guard-base-during-immigration-crackdown\">were arrested\u003c/a>. The crowd mostly dispersed in the afternoon, but federal officers continued to mount a blockade of the bridge late into the night.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Video footage shows that shortly before 10 p.m., a U-Haul truck arrives at Embarcadero and Dennison Street, the Oakland entrance to the island base. The driver appears to get out of the vehicle and join a few remaining protesters for about five minutes, then get back into the truck.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>After lining up facing away from the bridge, the truck begins to slowly reverse.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Officers can be heard yelling at the driver before shooting repeatedly at the truck. After the initial gunshots, the van reverses more quickly for another few seconds before coming to a halt and quickly pulling forward.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>The vehicle appears to pause for about 30 seconds at the intersection leading off the bridge before driving away.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Attempting to use a truck to assault federal officers performing their lawful duties is not protest, it is a violent and serious federal crime,” FBI Acting Special Agent in Charge Matt Cobo said in a statement. “Federal officers must be able to carry out their mission without fear of violence, and we will continue to support efforts to ensure that anyone who commits violence against them is held fully accountable under the law.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson, who lives in Oakland, appears to have been experiencing a mental health crisis prior to the incident. According to a \u003ca href=\"https://www.gofundme.com/f/help-bella-secure-housing\">GoFundMe page\u003c/a> set up in October, she had recently lost housing and income during a “bipolar disorder episode.”\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>“Bella is community oriented, dedicated to art and mutual aid — hosting fundraisers, art events, skill shares, and more through her self started community collective: \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961701/diy-museum-queer-collective-oakland-accessibilitiy\">DIY Museum\u003c/a>,” the page reads.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>Thompson, who grew up in Los Angeles’ San Fernando Valley and moved permanently to the East Bay in 2023, \u003ca href=\"https://www.kqed.org/arts/13961701/diy-museum-queer-collective-oakland-accessibilitiy\">previously worked as a substitute teacher\u003c/a> and organizer of the DIY Museum, a queer arts collective.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>If convicted, she faces a maximum sentence of 20 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.\u003c/p>\n\u003cp>\u003c/p>\n",
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