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Reporter’s notebook: How Minnesotans perceive Asian people and notions of success

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.
by Kyra Miles

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DHS demands Minnesota counties and cities review, revise ‘sanctuary’ policies

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.
by MPR News Staff

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Many Minneapolis residents near Derek Chauvin‘s old precinct don't trust police. Cops say they are working on it

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.
by Cari Spencer

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Trump administration bars Harvard from enrolling foreign students

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. 
by The Associated Press

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U of M grad student released from ICE custody after judge's ruling

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.
by Sarah Thamer

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Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration

Horse racing industry braces for crackdown on illegal immigration

Horse racing depends on thousands of workers without legal status, and industry leaders fear that Trump’s soft touch toward the industry in his first term will not persist in his second.
by Ximena Bustillo

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