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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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Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing border span

Mexico blocks hundreds of migrants from crossing border span

Mexican authorities closed a border entry point in southern Mexico on Saturday after hundreds of Central American migrants tried to push their way across a bridge spanning the Suchiate River between Mexico and Guatemala.
by The Associated Press

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Thousands gather for Women's March rallies across the U.S.

Thousands gather for Women's March rallies across the U.S.

Thousands gathered in cities across the country Saturday as part of the nationwide Women's March rallies focused on issues such as climate change, pay equity, reproductive rights and immigration.
by The Associated Press

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Contractor gets 9 months in Hennepin Co. labor trafficking case

Ricardo Batres, 47, admitted he took advantage of employees’ federal immigration status to force them to work for him. It was the first time Hennepin County prosecutors charged a contractor under the state’s labor trafficking law.
by Chris Graves

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Judge's order on refugee resettlement could invalidate Minn. county votes

Judge's order on refugee resettlement could invalidate Minn. county votes

A federal judge agreed Wednesday to temporarily block the Trump administration from enforcing an executive order allowing state and local government officials to reject refugees from resettling in their jurisdictions. The decision throws into question some Minnesota county votes on the issue.
by Jon Collins and The Associated Press

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Rumors, misinformation lurked as Minnesota county rejected refugees

Rumors, misinformation lurked as Minnesota county rejected refugees

Beltrami County attracted national attention when commissioners voted against refugee resettlement last week. Ahead of the vote, false information about resettlement circulated on social media, in text messages and in flyers mailed to some county residents.
by Riham Feshir

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