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Minnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverage

Minnesota family stuck without care after thousands of immigrants lose Medicaid coverage

A Twin Cities family says their mother could soon be left without care for a brain injury, after Medicaid coverage ended for thousands of Minnesota immigrants. Advocates and government officials are scrambling to find care for hundreds of people with high needs who have been left uninsured.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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'A sense of obligation': Minnesota journalists launch new outlet focused on Somali Americans

'A sense of obligation': Minnesota journalists launch new outlet focused on Somali Americans

The Somali Brief is a new, social media-first platform that aims to combat racist misinformation and fill gaps in coverage with true stories about Somali American life.
by Nina Moini and Alanna Elder

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Medicaid access ends for 5,000 Minnesota immigrants

Medicaid access ends for 5,000 Minnesota immigrants

More than 5,000 refugees, asylum seekers, Afghan and Ukrainian humanitarian parolees, trafficking victims, noncitizens protected under the Violence Against Women Act and qualified noncitizen veterans in Minnesota will lose medical assistance under new federal rules.
by Erica Zurek and Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Amnesty International calls for the abolition of ICE in new report

Amnesty International calls for the abolition of ICE in new report

The organization documented a pattern of human rights violations in the Twin Cities during Operation Metro Surge. Researchers recommend abolishing U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

ICE hides locations of thousands of detainees with final removal orders

Nearly 16,000 people who were arrested and booked into ICE detention in July were subject to final removal orders, according to ICE data obtained by the Deportation Data Project based at U.C. Berkeley and UCLA.
by The Associated Press

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ICE agent charged with shooting, wounding man during Operation Metro Surge appears in court in Minneapolis

Christian Castro is due to make an initial appearance in Hennepin County court on Thursday afternoon on state charges, and in federal court in St. Paul on Friday morning on federal charges.
by MPR News Staff, Jon Collins and Matt Sepic

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