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In western Minnesota, she helps new immigrants put down roots

In western Minnesota, she helps new immigrants put down roots

Alma Contreras remembers how hard it was to make the transition to rural western Minnesota when she came from Mexico 16 years ago. It’s what drives her to help others now in tense times for immigrants.
by Dan Gunderson

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Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

Trump administration deports hundreds of immigrants even as a judge orders their removals be stopped

The Trump administration has transferred hundreds of immigrants to El Salvador even as a federal judge issued an order temporarily barring the deportations under an 18th century wartime declaration targeting Venezuelan gang members.
by The Associated Press

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'The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir'

'The Trouble of Color: An American Family Memoir'

Historian Martha S. Jones found a remarkable and complicated story of identity, race and belonging as she researched her own family’s past.
by Kerri Miller and Kelly Gordon

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Trump takes birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court

Trump takes birthright citizenship to the Supreme Court

The president's contention that birthright citizenship is unconstitutional is considered a fringe view because the Supreme Court ruled to the contrary 127 years ago.
by Nina Totenberg

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Supporters of a bill to protect wild rice rally at the capitol

Supporters of a bill to protect wild rice rally at the capitol

Indigenous and environmental organizations from across Minnesota came together at the state capitol to advocate for a series of bills they say will help protect the environment.
by Allison Herrera

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Advocates demand ‘ICE out of courthouses’

Advocates demand ‘ICE out of courthouses’

Attorneys and immigration advocates say they’re concerned that Immigration and Customs Enforcement, or ICE agents, are increasingly showing up to court hearings and using that time as an opportunity to arrest people before they get “access to justice.”
by Sarah Thamer

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