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Immigration

• #MinneAsianStories: The Mystery of Bert
  Bert Lee, a second-generation Hmong-American, is part of the Coalition of Asian American Leaders' #MinneAsianStories and writes about how his parents came to Minnesota as refugees and the origin of his name.May 20, 2019
• Teenager is latest migrant child to die in U.S. custody
  The 16-year-old boy was found unresponsive after a routine welfare check at a facility near the U.S. border with Mexico. He was the fifth migrant child since December to die after being detained.May 20, 2019
• Stuck in detention: For immigrants without lawyers, justice is hard to find
  Having a lawyer is an important factor in getting released. A Dane County, Wis., program helps immigrants get out of jail and challenge efforts to deport themMay 20, 2019
• Trump administration's 'remain in Mexico' program tangles legal process
  Immigrant advocates say the policy, known as Migrant Protection Protocols, is not protecting migrants. It is difficult for lawyers to reach clients and puts migrants in danger.May 9, 2019
• See 200 years of twists and turns of census citizenship questions
  A citizenship question has not been included among the census questions for every household in almost 70 years. The Trump administration wants to change that with the upcoming 2020 census.April 23, 2019
• Trump 'strongly looking' at releasing migrants in Dem cities
  There were no indications, however, that officials were taking any steps to move forward with the idea or considered the president's words anything more than bluster.April 12, 2019
• Administration officials pull back Trump border threat
  Trump administration officials are pulling back the president's threat to shut the southern border as soon as this week.April 2, 2019
• The latest immigration crackdown may be on fake Social Security numbers
  The Social Security Administration says it's trying to clean up its records. But immigration advocates fear the real objective is to expose undocumented immigrants at work.March 29, 2019
• White House extends Deferred Enforced Departure status for Liberians
  The White House Thursday announced a one-year extension of Deferred Enforced Departure status for Liberians, noting that the situation in West Africa "remains concerning," and Liberia is an important regional partner for the United States.March 28, 2019
• Pentagon takes $1 billion from military personnel account to build border fence
  The money nearly doubles the $1.3 billion Congress authorized for border wall funding — a move made possible after President Trump declared a national emergency.March 26, 2019
• Trump's national emergency stands as House fails to override veto
  The vote means the administration can continue to spend billions of dollars to construct a Southwest border wall. The fight shifts to federal court, where several states sued to block the president.March 26, 2019
• Supreme Court broadens the government's power to detain criminal immigrants
  The ruling responds to two class-action lawsuits brought by legal immigrants who served criminal sentences and then were detained years later.March 20, 2019
• Rio Grande Valley landowners plan to fight border wall expansion
  A decade ago, dozens of Texas landowners fought the federal government's efforts to build a wall on their land. Those battles are beginning again as new walls are planned for the Rio Grande Valley.March 19, 2019
• GOP senators appear ready to block Trump border declaration
  Since the Democratic-controlled House approved the measure last month, the Senate vote would force Trump to use a veto to protect his presidential campaign's "Build the Wall" mantra over objections from his own party.March 14, 2019
• 'Minnesota is my home': Liberians face deportation deadline
  Several thousand Liberians who have long lived in Minnesota could face deportation within weeks. A special residency status for native Liberians living in the U.S. is set to expire, unless President Trump extends it.March 11, 2019

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