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Unequal outcomes: Most ICE detainees held in rural areas where deportation risks soar

Unequal outcomes: Most ICE detainees held in rural areas where deportation risks soar

NPR's analysis of Immigration and Customs Enforcement data show 52-percent of detainees in the last year were held in rural areas, where legal representation is limited and deportation is more likely.
by Yuki Noguchi

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Commentary: Goodbye St. Cloud. I love you, but I can't stand the hate

Commentary: Goodbye St. Cloud. I love you, but I can't stand the hate

Haji Yussuf attended college and raised a family in St. Cloud. He worked to ease racial and religious tensions and build a community welcoming to immigrants. But he says incidents the past few years have poisoned the place he loved.

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Developers see plenty of growth in senior housing market

Developers see plenty of growth in senior housing market

As the baby-boomer generation ages, there’s a growing number of senior housing projects going up to meet future demand.
by Peter Cox

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Black breastfeeding moms find support in one another

Black breastfeeding moms find support in one another

A Minneapolis support group for African-American mothers offers encouragement and advice about nursing their babies.
by Riham Feshir

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Trump official: Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans

Trump official: Statue of Liberty poem is about Europeans

A top Trump administration official says that the famous inscription on the Statue of Liberty welcoming immigrants into the country is about "people coming from Europe" and that America is looking to receive migrants "who can stand on their own two feet."
by The Associated Press

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Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Native American tour is designed to educate teachers on historical trauma

Minneapolis Public Schools is partnering with the Native American community in the Twin Cities on a new kind of professional development for teachers, designed to help educators become more culturally proficient.
by Elizabeth Shockman

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MN federal judges skip Trump's welcome video for new citizens at naturalization ceremonies

MN federal judges skip Trump's welcome video for new citizens at naturalization ceremonies

The recorded presidential message has been a part of naturalization ceremonies for two decades. Federal judges here, however, are not playing Trump’s video congratulations, and it’s not clear why.
by Mukhtar M. Ibrahim

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Immigration chief: 'Give me your tired, your poor who can stand on their own 2 feet'

Immigration chief: 'Give me your tired, your poor who can stand on their own 2 feet'

Ken Cuccinelli, acting head of Citizenship and Immigration Services, says the new rule, which can deny green cards to immigrants who use government benefits, is part of Trump "keeping his promises."
by Sasha Ingber

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Solitary confinement used a record number of times in Minnesota last year

Solitary confinement used a record number of times in Minnesota last year

A new Minnesota law on the use of solitary confinement requires prisons to check on the mental health care of people sentenced to solitary and to regularly report to the Legislature on the use of solitary. Yet solitary confinement was used a record number of times in Minnesota last year.
by Alisa Roth

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