Immigration

Immigrants are coming to North Dakota for jobs. Not everyone is glad to see them
The immigrant population is growing fast in states far from the southern border. Employers in North Dakota say the economy needs more workers, but there’s still deep ambivalence about immigration.
U.S. government agrees to settlement with migrant families separated at the border
The deal, which a federal judge must approve, bars immigration officials from imposing a blanket policy of family separation for the next eight years. It does not provide any monetary compensation.
Tens of thousands of Minnesotans will be newly eligible for driver's licenses on Oct. 1
Starting next week, all eligible Minnesotans — regardless of immigration status — can start getting their driver’s licenses. An estimated 81,000 people are newly eligible for licenses, permits and state ID cards. 
Despite efforts of 3 U.S. administrations, migrant families keep crossing the border
Immigration authorities arrested more families in August than in any month on record. U.S. officials have long grappled with discouraging families from coming — and found there are no easy solutions.
Minnesotans can now schedule appointments to get driver's license, regardless of immigration status
All Minnesotans, regardless of their immigration status, can now schedule appointments for written tests to get a driver's license, under the new Driver’s License for All law.
Photos: For the first time in nearly 30 years, people take oath of citizenship at State Fair
People who took the oath were born in countries from across the globe including Somalia, Australia, Colombia, Russia, Venezuela, Eritrea, Mexico and Vietnam. The ceremony was the first held at the fair since 1996.
Government's own experts found 'barbaric' and 'negligent' conditions in ICE detention
Inspectors for the Department of Homeland Security found dangerous problems in immigration detention facilities. For years, the government fought NPR's efforts to obtain its often damning reports.