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Government misses migrant family reunification deadline

A federal judge is allowing more time to return all children under 5 who were separated from their parents at the border.
by John Burnett

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Dozens of immigrant children will be reunited with parents

Dozens of immigrant children will be reunited with parents

A government lawyer said Monday at least 54 children under the age of 5 would join their parents by a court-ordered deadline, only about half the 100 or so children covered by the order. The Trump administration was working on final background checks for another five children ahead of Tuesday's deadline.
by The Associated Press

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St. Paul orders outside probe after police K-9 bites bystander

Mayor Melvin Carter and police chief Todd Axtell vowed "significant changes" to the police department's K-9 unit after an incident Friday where a citizen was bitten by a police dog as officers responded to a weapons call.
by Tim Nelson

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Hunger, fear, desperation: What came of an ordinary ICE raid

Hunger, fear, desperation: What came of an ordinary ICE raid

It had taken a decade for Brandon Tomas Tomas to establish a life in America: a wife, a steady job and five American-born children. It took 20 seconds for that life to be taken away.
by Associated Press

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ACLU: Less than half of child reunions will meet deadline

The ACLU said late Sunday the administration provided it with a list of 102 children under 5 years old and that "appears likely that less than half will be reunited" by Tuesday's deadline.
by Associated Press

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BCA to take part in community meeting in wake of Minneapolis police shooting

BCA to take part in community meeting in wake of Minneapolis police shooting

While the BCA cannot talk about an open investigation, a spokesperson for the agency confirmed on Saturday that superintendent Drew Evans is working with the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage to set up a meeting to discuss the process the BCA uses for investigating police shootings.
by Nina Moini

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Desperate to avoid deportation, woman hasn't left sanctuary for 8 months

Desperate to avoid deportation, woman hasn't left sanctuary for 8 months

Immigration officials have a rule against detaining people who seek sanctuary in houses of worship. A congregation in Colorado is testing the strength of that tradition under the Trump administration.
by Wyatt Orme

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