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Majority of 2500 Spanish-speaking students recently enrolled at MPS are ‘new-to-country’

According to officials with Minneapolis Public Schools (MPS), a majority of Spanish-speaking students who enrolled at MPS in the last year are "new-to-country." In a...

Immigration court backlog reaches record highs in Minnesota

Minnesota's only immigration court has a record-breaking backlog of cases, according to an immigration court tracking program from Syracuse University. With 32,105 backlogged cases reported...

Rep. Ilhan Omar calls for citizenship for ‘all undocumented people’

(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Democratic Minnesota Rep. Ilhan Omar called Monday for a pathway to citizenship for “all undocumented people.” Omar tweeted her support to end...

Omar urges Biden admin to end contracts between ICE and prisons

(Daily Caller News Foundation) — Rep. Ilhan Omar urged President Joe Biden’s administration in a letter Monday to end Immigration and Customs Enforcement’s (ICE)...

Refugees Living In MN Heading For Canadian Border

Increasing numbers of immigrants are illegally crossing into Canada St. Paul, MN - Minnesota, home of the largest Somali refugee population in the U.S., is...

Local Impacts of “A Day Without Immigrants” Strike

Minneapolis Public Schools plan for staff and student absences; restaurants close in solidarity with "A Day Without Immigrants and Refugees" protests. MINNEAPOLIS, Minn - Thursday,...

Mexico Takes Action in Wake of Trump Presidency

ST. PAUL, MN -- The Mexican Consulate in St. Paul has plans to expand its current services to Mexican-Americans in wake of a Trump...