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In the last month, there has been a flurry of changes in immigration policies. 

On Friday, a federal judge ruled the Trump administration must resume processing asylum applications from 39 countries. The administration also sought to make major changes to the green card application process. 

That’s all happening with Operation PARRIS in the background, which is an effort to re-vet the applications of thousands of refugees in Minnesota for potential fraud or other crimes. That launched this past winter.

Minnesota Now’s next two guests have been supporting people who have been navigating all of these shifts. Corleen Smith is immigration services director at the International Institute of Minnesota and Michelle Drake is a lawyer with Berger Montague.

Editor’s note: The Friday event mentioned in the interview is not open to the public. 

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Federal immigration policy is always changing, but the changes have been happening more quickly in recent months. Immigration advocates and lawyers in Minnesota have been working with clients to navigate what it all means. 

Minnesotans continue to navigate changes to asylum, green card applications

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