Migrant kids held in US hotels, then expelled
The Trump administration is detaining immigrant children as young as 1 in hotels before deporting them to their home countries.
Trump administration rescinds rule barring foreign students from online-only classes
Facing eight federal lawsuits and opposition from hundreds of universities, the Trump administration on Tuesday rescinded a rule that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online because of the pandemic.
Attorney General Ellison joins lawsuit challenging ICE rule impacting international students
Minnesota Attorney General Keith Ellison is joining a lawsuit to challenge a new rule from the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement that would impact the visas for international students.
ICE: International exchange students taking all online courses due to COVID-19 can’t remain in US
Students who are participating in the SEVP but are taking a full course load of only online classes, will no longer be permitted to remain within in the United States, according to ICE.
Former member of violent Liberian rebel group deported from Twin Cities
A man who investigators say was once a member of a violent rebel group in Liberia, known for numerous human rights violations, has been removed from the Twin Cities.
ICE detainees fear COVID-19 in Minnesota county jails
Immigration detainees are speaking out over what they claim are deteriorating conditions inside county jails that put them at risk of COVID-19.
Pregnant teen dies after falling over border wall
A 19-year-old Guatemala woman, who was 8-months pregnant, died after falling over a section of the border barrier near El Paso.
Minnesota man convicted of impersonating U.S. Border Patrol agent
A federal jury in New Mexico has convicted a Minnesota man accused of impersonating a U.S. Border Patrol agent last year.
Court sides with President Trump in 'sanctuary cities' grant fight
The Trump administration can withhold millions of dollars in law enforcement grants to force states to cooperate with U.S. immigration enforcement, a federal appeals court in New York ruled Wednesday in a decision that conflicted with three other federal appeals courts.
Popular deacon at Apple Valley church receives emergency stay, avoids deportation
Gladys Mbonifor is happiest singing at her church. Thanks to an emergency stay from a judge, she will get to stay in the United States for now.
Homeland Security waives contracting laws for border wall
The Trump administration said Tuesday that it will waive federal contracting laws to speed construction of a wall at the U.S.-Mexico border.
Father facing deportation in St. Paul get temporary stay approved as son battles disorder
A man facing deportation has had his wish granted, at least temporarily, as immigration officials have allowed him a stay while his son faces a disorder that may require a bone marrow transplant.
Trump to transfer $3.8B from military to fund his border wall
It turns out Mexico won't be paying for the wall after all.
100s of Hmong and Lao people in Minnesota face deportation under new Trump admin proposal
Hundreds of Hmong and Lao people living in Minnesota could be at risk of deportation if a new Trump administration proposal goes through.
Father facing deportation fights to stay in St. Paul with son who will need bone marrow transplant
Local leaders have come to the support of a man facing deportation in St. Paul while his son battles a serious disorder.
House OKs bill letting undocumented immigrants seek damages from employers
Like California's controversial Assembly Bill 5, one of the PRO Act's stated purposes is to end worker misclassification and stop employers from denying workers benefits by doing so. It passed in a 224-194 vote, mostly along party lines.
Guatemalan woman convicted in 2008 deadly school bus crash pleads guilty to reentering U.S. illegally
A 36-year-old Guatemalan woman previously convicted in a deadly school bus crash in Minnesota pleaded guilty Monday to reentering the United States illegally.
Trump curbs immigrants from 6 countries in election-year push
The Trump administration announced Friday that it was restricting immigrants from six additional countries that officials said failed to meet minimum security standards.
Liberians in Minnesota, who escaped turmoil in their home country, celebrate chance at green card
It's been a long road, but Liberians around the country, including those in Minnesota, are seeing the light at the end of the tunnel.
Border patrol seizes $900K worth of counterfeit $1 bills at International Falls crossing
Border agents in International Falls, Minnesota found a massive batch of fake bills during a train check last month.