Social Issues

DHS memo details how National Guard troops will be used for immigration enforcement
The memo obtained by NPR says troops would be used in activities, including in "night operations and rural interdiction," as well as "guard duty and riot control" inside detention facilities.
In recorded calls, reports of overcrowding and lack of food at ICE detention centers
ICE detentions have surged, but deportations have not. In the past month, NPR spoke to dozens of detainees, families and lawyers who spoke of overcrowded centers in Florida lacking food and medicine.
Reporter’s notebook: How Minnesotans perceive Asian people and notions of success
Recently released polling data found Minnesotans think it’s harder for Black, Hispanic or Indigenous people to succeed here compared to people who are white or of Asian descent. The results around Asian Minnesotans were intriguing.
DHS demands Minnesota counties and cities review, revise ‘sanctuary’ policies
Minneapolis and St. Paul city leaders have pushed back against the Trump Administration’s attempts to get them to use local police to enforce federal immigration law. And they say “sanctuary” policies foster greater public safety.
Many Minneapolis residents near Derek Chauvin‘s old precinct don't trust police. Cops say they are working on it
While the police department works to make court-mandated changes and replenish its ranks with new hires, neighbors anxiously await transformation. But that task is a steeper climb in the 3rd Precinct, where George Floyd was murdered, turning the neighborhood into an epicenter of unrest.
Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students
The Trump administration has revoked Harvard University’s ability to enroll international students in its escalating battle with the Ivy League school. It says thousands of current students must transfer to other schools or leave the country. 
U of M grad student released from ICE custody after judge's ruling
Doğukan Günaydın had been held in the Sherburne County Jail after being arrested by immigration authorities. A federal judge ruled this week that his detention violated his procedural due process rights. He was released Thursday.