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The effects of the Trump administration’s efforts to roll back DEI initiatives

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.
by Angela Davis and Cari Dwyer

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Despite Trump immigration policy changes, experts say the H-2A program is on solid footing

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. 
by Sarah Thamer

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Trump signs Laken Riley Act, plans to send illegal immigrants to Guantanamo

Trump signs Laken Riley Act, plans to send illegal immigrants to Guantanamo

President Donald Trump says he's directing the opening of a detention center at Guantanamo Bay to hold up to 30,000 migrants who are living without legal permission in the United States. The U.S. military base has been used to house detainees from the U.S. war on terrorism.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota ACLU: Local jurisdictions have the right to not cooperate with immigration enforcement

Minnesota ACLU: Local jurisdictions have the right to not cooperate with immigration enforcement

During President Donald Trump’s first week in office, his new Department of Justice announced plans to potentially criminally prosecute local and state officials who fail to “comply with lawful immigration-related commands and requests.”
by Tom Crann and Ngoc Bui

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 How the Trump administration is altering U.S. immigration policy

 How the Trump administration is altering U.S. immigration policy

MPR News guest host Catharine Richert and her guests talk about the slew of orders President Trump issued last week that have dramatically altered the United States’ approach to immigration policy.
by Catharine Richert and Cari Dwyer

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DeSantis faces pushback by fellow Republicans on his call for an immigration session

DeSantis faces pushback by fellow Republicans on his call for an immigration session

Republican leaders in the state legislature say they support President Donald Trump's pledge to combat illegal immigration but want to deal with it and other issues identified by DeSantis on their schedule, not his.
by Greg Allen

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Local governments across U.S. signal they won't aid Trump migrant crackdown

Local governments across U.S. signal they won't aid Trump migrant crackdown

Local government officials around the U.S. signal they won't assist — and in some cases they'll actively oppose — the Trump administration's efforts to conduct a massive deportation of migrants.
by Brian Mann

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Advocates remember 25 Minnesotans killed in connection with domestic violence

Advocates remember 25 Minnesotans killed in connection with domestic violence

Family, friends and advocates gathered in St. Paul Friday to remember 25 people killed in connection with domestic violence last year. Violence Free Minnesota, a coalition of groups working to end domestic violence, puts on the event every year to commemorate Minnesotans killed the year before.
by Estelle Timar-Wilcox

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Top Minnesota attorney: Birthright citizenship suit against Trump just the beginning

Top Minnesota attorney: Birthright citizenship suit against Trump just the beginning

A federal judge has temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s executive order redefining birthright citizenship two days after Minnesota joined 21 other states in a lawsuit to challenge it. Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison discussed his strategy.
by Cathy Wurzer and Megan Burks

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