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What happens to cases of Minnesota immigrants after they are deported?

What happens to cases of Minnesota immigrants after they are deported?

President Trump’s deportation policy is impacting Minnesota’s Southeast Asian community, with five Hmong Minnesotans facing removal to Laos. Lawyer and professor Ana Pottratz Acosta joined MPR News to discuss the legal and human implications of the detentions.
by Nina Moini and Ellie Roth

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Minn. joins lawsuit to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

Minn. joins lawsuit to stop immigration requirements on victim funds

A coalition of attorneys general from 20 states and Washington, D.C., is asking a federal judge to stop the U.S. Department of Justice from withholding federal funds earmarked for crime victims if states don't cooperate with the Trump administration's immigration enforcement efforts.
by The Associated Press

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Immigration officials release Twin Cities mom from custody after federal judge order

Immigration officials release Twin Cities mom from custody after federal judge order

Antonia Aguilar Maldonado came to the U.S. in 2016 without legal status as a 17-year-old unaccompanied minor. She now has two young U.S. citizen children and was pursuing an asylum case when she was picked up on her way to work, attorneys said.
by Sarah Thamer

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Federal judge to hear case of Salvadoran mother in ICE detention

Federal judge to hear case of Salvadoran mother in ICE detention

A Salvadoran mother detained by ICE in Minnesota is at the center of a federal court case Tuesday, after immigration officials blocked her release despite a judge's bond ruling.
by Nina Moini and Sarah Thamer

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Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain

Factories are losing immigrant workers, stressing those who remain

Trump campaigned on helping American workers through his immigration policies. Now that he’s revoked work authorization for thousands of immigrants, those left behind are feeling taxed by their absence.
by Andrea Hsu

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Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over

Asylum-seekers thought they were following the rules. Now some are told to start over

NPR has learned that dozens of immigrants across the U.S. have received letters notifying them that their asylum cases have been dismissed because they have not yet received a screening interview.
by Ximena Bustillo

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What to know as Trump’s immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

What to know as Trump’s immigration crackdown strips tuition breaks from thousands of students

Tens of thousands of U.S. college students without legal residency are losing access to in-state tuition as part of the Trump administration's crackdown on immigration. The Justice Department has been suing states to end these tuition breaks. 
by The Associated Press

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