Crime, Law and Justice

Voting rights advocates tout success of new law in getting formerly incarcerated people to the polls
A change in Minnesota law allows people convicted of felonies to vote after they have been released from incarceration. About 20 percent of people who were previously barred from voting went to the polls — a number that was higher than some advocates expected.
Twin Cities international students beat DHS in federal court
Following lawsuits, the Department of Homeland Security restored records in the government’s Student Exchange Visitor Information System, or SEVIS, for Rattanand Ratsantiboon and Ziliang Jin.
Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case
A Minnesota state trooper charged in early May with producing videos depicting the sexual abuse of a child is facing additional counts after a federal grand jury reviewed the case.
Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody
“I keep winning in the courts, but I am still detained,” says Doğukan Günaydın, in a newly filed document in his lawsuit against the Department of Homeland Security, which has appealed a judge’s decision to have him freed on bond.
Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison
Hadi Matar got the maximum sentence for attempted murder. He was found guilty in February for repeatedly stabbing author Salman Rushdie during a 2022 lecture and wounding another person on stage.
Marshall man released after nearly two months in ICE custody
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Aditya Harsono in March at his job at a hospital days after his student visa was revoked without his knowledge. Harsono had been in custody for almost two months at the Kandiyohi County Jail. 
The Minnesota Department of Corrections announced Thursday that state leaders have agreed to a plan to close the Stillwater prison. Lawmakers say the facility is outdated, unsafe and too expensive to maintain.
 Federal judge orders Marshall man detained by ICE to be immediately released
Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Aditya Harsono in March at his job at a Marshall hospital, days after his student visa was revoked without his knowledge. He has been in custody for nearly two months at the Kandiyohi County Jail.