Alberto Gomez

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Alberto Villafan |Alberto Gomez

An immigration judge rejected a bid Thursday to throw out deportation proceedings against a Marshall man from Indonesia who studied business and environmental science at Southwest Minnesota State University. Immigration Judge Sarah Mazzie said she found Aditya Harsono, 33, “removable under clear and convincing evidence.” She will hear arguments on May 1 about why he should be allowed to stay in the country.

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Nancy Spears |Alberto Gomez

This story was originally published by The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Sign up for The Imprint’s free newsletters here. When considering what Indigenous mothers might need when they are about to give birth, Ruth Buffalo pictures a warm community-based center, full of laughter and love. Relativesare singing soft lullabies in their Native languages. Family members could dance ceremonially around mother and baby after birth.

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Alberto Villafan |Alberto Gomez

A dos meses del segundo mandato presidencial de Donald Trump, las comunidadesinmigrantes de Minnesota han visto cómo sus negocios han sido afectados por laspolíticas anti inmigración. Agentes de ICE han arrestado a inmigrantes en sus lugares detrabajo, lo que ha provocado que miembros de estas conmunidades, tanto documentadoscomo indocumentados, se pregunten qué derechos tienen en Minnesota.

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Colleen Connolly |Alberto Gomez

This story is being co-published with The Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Advocates seeking to codify the rights of foster youth in Minnesota are hoping a last-minute push to have the bill considered by lawmakers will result in its passage before the Legislature’s quickly approaching deadlines.

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Melissa Olson |Alberto Gomez

This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. This story was supported by the Pulitzer Center. There’s been increased attention in recent years to the parcels of land used to create and fund the University of Minnesota. The U.S. government gave the land to the state in the mid-1800s after taking it from tribal nations through treaties often signed under the threat of violence.