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Immigration

Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations; not a full travel ban

Trump curbs immigration for 6 nations; not a full travel ban

Department of Homeland Security officials say the six countries didn't meet security screening requirements for identification and information-sharing. The new effort restricts certain kinds of visas and the countries affected are Eritrea, Kyrgyzstan, Myanmar, Nigeria, Sudan and Tanzania.
by The Associated Press

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Judge finds Nobles County's policy on ICE holds violated law

Thursday's ruling comes in a class-action lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union of Minnesota. The ACLU argued that the sheriff's office routinely violated the rights of jail inmates by transferring them from local to federal custody at the request of U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement.
by The Associated Press and Riham Feshir

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'American Dirt' publisher cancels author tour after threats

'American Dirt' publisher cancels author tour after threats

Flatiron Books, publisher of the controversial new novel, has canceled the remainder of author Jeanine Cummins' book tour after what it called "specific threats" to both the author and booksellers.
by Petra Mayer

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Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule

Supreme Court allows enforcement of new green card rule

A divided Supreme Court is allowing the Trump administration to put in place new rules that could jeopardize permanent resident status for immigrants who use food stamps, Medicaid and housing vouchers.
by The Associated Press

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Minnesota protesters slam India’s new citizenship law as biased against Muslims

Minnesota protesters slam India’s new citizenship law as biased against Muslims

Some 400 people filled the Minnesota Capitol rotunda Sunday, calling on India’s government to end policies they say will take away the citizenship of many Muslims in India, and calling for Congress to apply pressure.

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At Bemidji town hall, Jason Lewis supports county's ban on refugees

At Bemidji town hall, Jason Lewis supports county's ban on refugees

People in Beltrami County are still divided and angry about a county board vote barring refugees earlier this month. It’s where Republican U.S. Senate candidate Jason Lewis had a public meeting Thursday evening.
by John Enger

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U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'

U.S. imposes visa rules for pregnant women on 'birth tourism'

The Trump administration has published new visa rules aimed at restricting a practice known as “birth tourism." That refers to cases when women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.
by The Associated Press

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U.S. to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

U.S. to impose visas restrictions for pregnant women

The Trump administration is coming out with new visa restrictions aimed at restricting a practice known as “birth tourism." That refers to cases when women travel to the United States to give birth so their children can have U.S. citizenship.
by The Associated Press

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$11 billion and counting: Trump's border wall would be the world's most costly

$11 billion and counting: Trump's border wall would be the world's most costly

The costs keep piling up for President Trump's border wall, which has a current price tag of $11 billion — nearly $20 million per mile. It's more expensive than any other wall under construction in the world.
by John Burnett

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