Social Issues

Chicago mayor defies Trump's immigration crackdown plan for the city
Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson has signed an executive order to counter the Trump administration's plan to send federal officers into the city. Johnson calls President Donald Trump's plan a threat by an “out-of-control administration.”
Pro-DEI organizers fired up to maintain Target boycott as promises go unfulfilled
Organizers of a Target boycott that began in January are pointing to their tactics as a hopeful sign that actions against corporate retailers can still make a deep impact.
U.S. deportation flights hit record highs as carriers try to hide the planes, advocates say
Immigration advocates gather like clockwork outside Seattle's King County International Airport to witness deportation flights and spread word of where they are going and how many people are aboard. Until recently, they could keep track of the flights using publicly accessible websites.
 Being Muslim and American in the nation's heartland
The oldest surviving place of worship for Muslims in the United States was erected in Cedar Rapids, Iowa, almost a century ago by immigrants from present-day Lebanon.
What happens to cases of Minnesota immigrants after they are deported?
President Trump’s deportation policy is impacting Minnesota’s Southeast Asian community, with five Hmong Minnesotans facing removal to Laos. Lawyer and professor Ana Pottratz Acosta joined MPR News to discuss the legal and human implications of the detentions.
Minn. joins lawsuit to stop immigration requirements on victim funds
A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
Overdose deaths disproportionately impact older Black men. Few programs in Minnesota exist to support them
Synthetic opioids such as fentanyl have accelerated overdoses for Black men ages 55 to 74 who have suffered disproportionately for decades. One Ramsey County nonprofit is working to fill the gap.