Legislative deadline nears; pardons board grants emergency relief to man facing deportation
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The Legislature has two more weeks to complete its session work, and Capitol leaders are still in search of agreements on key issues.
"I think HCMC is an agreement all of us understand: that important hospital needs to be protected,” said Gov. Tim Walz. “I think safety of the Capitol, safety of legislature, safety of our children, is a piece of this. And then, hopefully, a bonding bill."
Walz says as the finish line nears, priorities will shrink. He said he's hopeful for something on guns and school safety.
The Minnesota Board of Pardons held an emergency meeting Monday to grant clemency to a man facing deportation to Laos because of a past conviction.
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At "Ricky" Chandee was convicted of second-degree assault more than 30 years ago. He received a deportation order after serving his sentence.
Chandee is among several immigrants who have asked the state to pardon convictions that disrupted their status in the U.S.
Also Monday, a federal judge heard arguments in a lawsuit over federal agents’ treatment of protesters and observers during increased federal immigration enforcement in Minnesota.
The federal government is asking a judge to dismiss the lawsuit, arguing that it’s moot now that the surge has ended. Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued that the case is still relevant, because the federal government hasn’t committed to not repeat a surge in the future.
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