Leila Navidi

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Leila Navidi

An immigration judge has terminated the deportation case against Doğukan Günaydin, the University of Minnesota student who was arrested in late March, although he is expected to remain in custody as the federal government appeals the decision. Immigration Judge Sarah Mazzie filed the ruling on Thursday. It came days after U.S. federal court Judge Jeffrey Bryan ruled that the government cannot move Günaydin outside the federal court district of Minnesota.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Leila Navidi

Twenty-two voicemails. That's how many Vickie Schaefer left during a five-day stretch, trying to get someone at Hennepin County, Minnesota, to help her renew the financial assistance her 92-year-old mother relies on to pay rent at her assisted living facility. Eventually, the Plymouth woman reached someone - on call 23 - but she worries that if others are not as persistent, they risk losing their housing, much like her mother.

1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Leila Navidi

Jaden Magnuson began homeschooling her 9-year-old son last fall instead of sending him back to elementary school in the Elk River district. "It is a leap of faith, but one that a lot of other families are taking," said Magnuson, whose worries ranged from school bus bullying to ideology overshadowing academics. The number of homeschool students in Minnesota has jumped about 18% since the 2022-23 school year.

1 month ago | telegraphherald.com | Leila Navidi

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1 month ago | miamiherald.com | Leila Navidi

MINNEAPOLIS -- A flood of kids spilled out of a school bus that stopped near the Witch's Hat water tower in Minneapolis' Prospect Park neighborhood. "We get to walk?" one student asked excitedly, bounding off the bus. D.Jay Gjerde, who coordinates Pratt Elementary's Walk to School Day, offered high-fives and corralled the kids to walk the last few blocks to the school. "They light up when they realize they're not going straight to the school," Gjerde said.