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Demonstrators march through Minneapolis in support of immigrants

Demonstrators march through Minneapolis in support of immigrants

Minneapolis police say around 2000 people are marching through downtown to support immigrants and refugee, following President Trump's now-blocked executive order.
by Peter Cox

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Longtime Mpls. public housing chief leaves job, but not mission

Longtime Mpls. public housing chief leaves job, but not mission

For 25 years, Cora McCorvey has essentially been the landlady for tens of thousands of Minneapolis public housing residents. Friday's her last day running the housing authority, but she plans to continue advocating for public housing.
by Brandt Williams

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'Baba, when are you coming?' For immigrant families in limbo, the waiting becomes indefinite

'Baba, when are you coming?' For immigrant families in limbo, the waiting becomes indefinite

Immigrants, refugees and their families in Minnesota and abroad have been scrambling since Friday to navigate the deep uncertainty that has taken hold in their lives, as families desperate to reunite sort through the questions and the chaos.
by Laura Yuen and Riham Feshir

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There's a long, ignominious trail of bans, registries and forced relocation

There's a long, ignominious trail of bans, registries and forced relocation

The travel ban imposed by the president a week ago on people from seven Muslim-majority countries is only the latest executive order through the years grounded in race, ethnicity or country of origin.
by Jorge Encinas

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Somalia on the brink of famine, U.N. warns

Somalia on the brink of famine, U.N. warns

The U.N. is warning that Somalia could soon be facing a famine without urgent international action, raising concerns of a repeat of 2011's famine which killed more than a quarter of a million people.

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Survey says: To be American is to speak English

Survey says: To be American is to speak English

A new Pew Research Center study finds some big differences among respondents when it comes to connecting citizenship to language, faith and country of origin.
by Juleyka Lantigua-Williams

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