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Federal government seeks to detain Liam Conejo Ramos and his dad, again

The federal government has signaled that it is seeking to detain 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and his father Adrian Conejo Arias once again, according to their lawyer.

A Department of Justice attorney filed a notice of appeal Wednesday in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Texas San Antonio Division. Earlier this year, a judge granted a habeas corpus petition freeing the father and son from a detention center there.

Health care workers called on elected officials at the state Capitol Tuesday to prioritize legislative solutions to protect HCMC from closing. HCMC healthcare workers, nurses, residents, paramedics, interpreters and frontline staff from across the Twin Cities are demanding action from Minnesota policymakers to fund HCMC so they can care for Minnesota’s patients.

A judge this week sent a Minneapolis man to federal prison for 27 years for coercing a girl into producing child sex abuse images.

Ruby's Pantry suddenly closed all of its food shelf sites across Minnesota and three other states Wednesday. The closing comes as new, stricter work requirements for federal food assistance are now in effect, and thousands of Minnesotans are starting to lose their SNAP benefits.

Minnesota is stepping up distracted driving enforcement patrols for the month of April as part of a road safety campaign.

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Lawyer says government trying to detain Liam Conejo Ramos and his father, again

Nonprofit Ruby's Pantry abruptly closes all food shelf sites in Minnesota, Upper Midwest

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