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Judge weighs bid to stop Trump's refugee resettlement limit

Judge weighs bid to stop Trump's refugee resettlement limit

A federal judge on Wednesday pressed a government lawyer to explain why President Donald Trump signed an executive order allowing state and local governments to reject refugees, questioning whether the change was politically motivated.
by The Associated Press

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Wary of war, Iranian Americans sink into a familiar anxiety

Wary of war, Iranian Americans sink into a familiar anxiety

The U.S. killing last week of Gen. Qassem Soleimani has many worried about another war as Iran threatens to retaliate and the United States threatens to fight back. Minnesota is home to about 3,000 people with Iranian roots.
by Riham Feshir

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Sahan Journal covers the new Americans

In 2019 Minnesota’s journalism scene expanded with the launch of an ambitious project called Sahan Journal. It is an online publication that focuses on the untold stories of Minnesota’s immigrants and refugees. Saran Journal is an independent, nonprofit news organization led by editor and executive director Mukhtar Ibrahim. He writes, “the mission of Sahan Journal is to chronicle the struggles, successes and transformation of Minnesota’s new Americans, whose stories are often overlooked.”
by Jim Bickal and Angela Davis

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One year into President Trump’s ‘remain in Mexico’ policy

As of mid-December, more than 56,000 people who had entered the United States seeking asylum from persecution had been sent back to Mexico to wait for their cases to be heard. They are there because of the Trump administration’s Migrant Protection Protocol, also known as the “Remain in Mexico” policy. That policy has been in effect since Jan. 24, 2019. St. Paul-based immigration attorney Kim Hunter is spending six months serving as a Border Fellow with the Lawyers for Good Government Foundation’s Project Corazon. That project is bringing legal services to asylum seekers living in a tent city in Matamoros, Mexico, which is just across the border from Brownsville, Texas.
by Jim Bickal and Angela Davis

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'Why We Can't Sleep' documents the unique pressures on Gen X women

'Why We Can't Sleep' documents the unique pressures on Gen X women

Ada Calhoun talked to a lot of Gen X women about the angst they feel as they approach midlife — the pressure to have it all and the feeling that they should have done better for themselves.
by Rachel Martin

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‘Cried with joy’: Minnesota's Liberians find elation, relief in new permanent residency law

‘Cried with joy’: Minnesota's Liberians find elation, relief in new permanent residency law

Minnesota’s Liberian community is celebrating a new federal law that opens a path for permanent residency in the U.S. Advocates say it’s a happy ending to a long, hard-fought journey. Just a year ago, many Liberians feared deportation.

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Truck stops cater to growing number of immigrant drivers

Truck stops cater to growing number of immigrant drivers

The number of long-haul truckers in the U.S. has reached an all-time high, and many are immigrants. Some truck stops are adapting to provide drivers a taste of home while on the road.
by Laura Benshoff

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To produce citizenship data, DHS to share records with Census

To produce citizenship data, DHS to share records with Census

The Department of Homeland Security has finalized an agreement to share records that the Census Bureau says will help it produce data about the citizenship status of every person living in the United States.
by Hansi Lo Wang

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