Social Issues

Reporter’s notebook: Minneapolis police, Black men find common ground in Alabama’s past
A group of Minneapolis police officers and Black residents explored history museums and historic sites in Alabama detailing the horrors of slavery and the terror enforced against Black people. They invited MPR News host Angela Davis to come along. Here’s what she saw.
ICE has arrested scores of migrants in the U.S. who have no criminal records
The Trump administration says it has already arrested thousands of immigrants in the U.S. without legal status. Officials say some have committed heinous crimes, but many don't have criminal records.
‘Beyond betrayal.’ Venezuelans in Florida are angry at Trump immigration policy
Trump's decision to remove Temporary Protected Status means more than 500,000 Venezuelans may be forced to leave the U.S. Venezuelan Americans, many of whom voted for Trump, call it a betrayal.
U of M Law School holds off on hiring assistant dean of DEI
University of Minnesota Law School Dean William McGeveran said the school had “no choice” but to pause the search for assistant dean of diversity, equity and inclusion, citing a shift in the national landscape for higher ed.
Demonstrators protest Trump’s ‘dystopian’ immigration policies, promise to fight back
Demonstrators rallied on Minneapolis’ East Lake Street — a vibrant corridor of Mexican, Somali and other immigrant-owned businesses — packing the area on a grey and cold winter afternoon. They carried signs reading “All are welcome here” and “Immigrants Make America Great.”
The effects of the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back DEI initiatives
MPR News host Angela Davis and her guests talk about the steps President Donald Trump has taken to dismantle the federal government’s diversity, equity and inclusion programs and how some private companies have responded.
Despite Trump immigration policy changes, experts say the H-2A program is on solid footing
The Trump administration has started its overhaul of existing immigration policy. However, one program that allows migrant agricultural workers to work temporarily is for now, unaffected.