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Twin Cities international students beat DHS in federal court

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.
by Matt Sepic

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Minnesota trooper faces new counts in child sex abuse image case

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.
by Matt Sepic

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Despite court rulings in his favor, U of M student still fighting for freedom from ICE custody

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.
by Sarah Thamer

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Man who attacked author Salman Rushdie is sentenced to 25 years in prison

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.
by Scott Neuman

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Marshall man released after nearly two months in ICE custody

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and Customs Enforcement officers arrested Aditya Harsono in March at his job at a hospital days after his student visa was revoked without his knowledge.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. 
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesota Department of Corrections announced phased closure of Stillwater prison

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 Lawmakers say the facility is outdated, unsafe and too expensive to maintain.
by Matt Sepic

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Federal judge orders Marshall man detained by ICE to be immediately released

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. 
by Hannah Yang

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Minnesota Freedom Fund switches focus from cash bail to policy

Minnesota Freedom Fund switches focus from cash bail to policy

A nonprofit that seeks to end cash bail in Minnesota said Wednesday that it’ll no longer post bail for people who are in pretrial detention. The Minnesota Freedom Fund says it’s shifting its focus from helping individual clients to education and legislative advocacy.
by Matt Sepic

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