Alberto Villafan

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

Since March, more than 1,200 international students nationwide have discovered that their legal status had been terminated or their student visas had been revoked with little notice — in many cases over years-old traffic or other minor offenses. In Minnesota, at least three international students have been detained by the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Dozens more have had their legal status canceled; in some cases, schools have advised these students to leave the country.

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

Forty years ago, St. Paul began officially hosting a Cinco de Mayo parade, celebrating the city’s Latin American heritage and marking a Mexican military victory back in 1862. While the fifth of May does not carry much significance in Mexico, the scale of St. Paul Cinco de Mayo festivities could rival a medium-sized independence day parade. St. Paul began celebrating Cinco de Mayo three days early, kicking off with a car show on Friday, May 2.

4 weeks 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 month 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 month ago | sahanjournal.com | Alberto Villafan |Alberto Gomez

Two months into President Donald Trump’s second term, immigrant communities in Minnesota have reported reduced traffic at local businesses. ICE agents have arrested laborers at their workplaces, leaving documented and undocumented Minnesotan immigrants wondering what rights they have in the state.