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Immigration

Standardized tests during COVID become flashpoint for Minnesota students learning English

Standardized tests during COVID become flashpoint for Minnesota students learning English

A state and federal requirement to assess language proficiency among immigrant children is set to begin in January, but advocates are asking federal officials for a waiver due to COVID-19 risks.
by Riham Feshir

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If COVID-19 vaccines bring an end to the pandemic, America has immigrants to thank

If COVID-19 vaccines bring an end to the pandemic, America has immigrants to thank

Scientists and investors born outside the U.S. played crucial roles in the development of COVID-19 vaccines — a remarkable vindication for the argument that innovation depends on immigration.
by Joel Rose

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A Mpls. cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’. Union fought to keep his job.

A Mpls. cop told Somali American teens he was proud U.S. troops killed ‘you folk’. Union fought to keep his job.

The officer’s words — described as volatile, prejudiced and horrific — remained a secret for five years. They highlight the Minneapolis Police Department’s troubled relationship with people of color and especially the Somali community.
by Tony Webster

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‘We need our own people to provide info': Nonprofit promotes COVID awareness, testing in east St. Paul

‘We need our own people to provide info': Nonprofit promotes COVID awareness, testing in east St. Paul

Door-knocking campaign organized by Horn of Africa Community of USA leads to three days of testing this month at a neighborhood school. Youth group members and volunteers fanned out to apartments, halal butcher shops, mosques and restaurants to provide information and encourage testing.

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‘I don’t wish this to anybody’: How COVID is disproportionately hitting Minnesota’s Latino community

‘I don’t wish this to anybody’: How COVID is disproportionately hitting Minnesota’s Latino community

The rising COVID-19 cases are startling everywhere, but the rates in the Latino community in Minnesota and across the country are particularly alarming. Many Latinos work essential jobs that can't be done remotely and are more likely to be exposed to the virus. And those who are not authorized to be in the country are in a particular bind: They don’t qualify for government benefits that can be a financial lifeline for families struggling during the pandemic.
by Riham Feshir

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Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications

Judge: Trump administration must take new DACA applications

U.S. District Judge Nicholas Garaufis says the Trump administration must accept new applications for the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program that protects some young immigrants from deportation.
by The Associated Press

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