Maya Rao

Minneapolis

Reporter at The Minnesota Star Tribune

Star Tribune writer. Author: "Great American Outpost," about the largest oil rush in U.S. history. Alum of Philly Inquirer, Press of AC. Native Marylander.

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She survived the long trek from Venezuela to Minnesota. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer

1 week ago | thebrunswicknews.com | Maya Rao

MINNEAPOLIS -- The pain started while Miriam Orta pushed carts as a hotel housekeeper in Woodbury, Minnesota. She found the sudden aches in her back and shoulder surprising: Orta had worked as a welder in Colombia and her native Venezuela without incident, and just survived a grueling journey to America seeking asylum. She was scared to go to the doctor - she had no health insurance. When Orta finally went to La Clinica in St. Paul, a doctor diagnosed her with breast cancer.
She survived the long trek from Venezuela to Minnesota. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer

1 week ago | charlotteobserver.com | Maya Rao

Miriam, left, who underwent a mastectomy last Fall, and Liseth exchange vows during a small surprise ceremony held for them by the cancer support group in St. Paul, Minnesota on Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025. (Elizabeth Flores/Minnesota Star Tribune/TNS) TNS MINNEAPOLIS -- The pain started while Miriam Orta pushed carts as a hotel housekeeper in Woodbury, Minnesota.
She survived the long trek from Venezuela to Minnesota. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer

1 week ago | swoknews.com | Maya Rao

MINNEAPOLIS -- The pain started while Miriam Orta pushed carts as a hotel housekeeper in Woodbury, Minnesota. She found the sudden aches in her back and shoulder surprising: Orta had worked as a welder in Colombia and her native Venezuela without incident, and just survived a grueling journey to America seeking asylum. She was scared to go to the doctor — she had no health insurance. When Orta finally went to La Clinica in St. Paul, a doctor diagnosed her with breast cancer.
She survived the long trek from Venezuela. Then she was diagnosed with breast cancer.

2 weeks ago | startribune.com | Maya Rao
Immigration detentions of international students expand beyond protesters

3 weeks ago | gazettextra.com | Maya Rao |Louis Krauss |JP Lawrence

Legal questions and controversy are growing about immigration enforcement against international students after ICE's arrest of a Turkish MBA student, Doğukan Günaydin, at the University of Minnesota last Friday. The Department of Homeland Security told The Associated Press that the arrest followed the revocation of the student's visa due to a DUI offense, and is not related to campus activism. Copyright 2025 Tribune Content Agency.
Immigration detentions of international students expand beyond protesters

3 weeks ago | thederrick.com | Maya Rao |Louis Krauss |JP Lawrence

Legal questions and controversy are growing about immigration enforcement against international students after ICE’s arrest of a Turkish MBA student, Doğukan Günaydin, at the University of Minnesota last Friday. The Department of Homeland Security told The Associated Press that the arrest followed the revocation of the student’s visa due to a DUI offense, and is not related to campus activism.
Immigration detentions of international students expand beyond protesters

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Maya Rao

Legal questions and controversy are growing about immigration enforcement against international students after ICE's arrest of a Turkish MBA student, Doğukan Günaydin, at the University of Minnesota last Friday. The Department of Homeland Security told The Associated Press that the arrest followed the revocation of the student's visa due to a DUI offense, and is not related to campus activism.
Immigration detentions of international students expand beyond protesters

3 weeks ago | arcamax.com | Maya Rao |Louis Krauss |JP Lawrence

Legal questions and controversy are growing about immigration enforcement against international students after ICE’s arrest of a Turkish MBA student, Doğukan Günaydin, at the University of Minnesota last Friday. The Department of Homeland Security told The Associated Press that the arrest followed the revocation of the student’s visa due to a DUI offense, and is not related to campus activism.
Immigration detentions of international students expand beyond protesters

3 weeks ago | swoknews.com | Maya Rao |Louis Krauss |JP Lawrence

Legal questions and controversy are growing about immigration enforcement against international students after ICE’s arrest of a Turkish MBA student, Doğukan Günaydin, at the University of Minnesota last Friday. The Department of Homeland Security told The Associated Press that the arrest followed the revocation of the student’s visa due to a DUI offense, and is not related to campus activism. kAms(x 2CC6DED 2C6 2 4@>>@? H2J 7@C F?=2H7F= :>>:8C2?ED E@ 42E49 E96 2EE6?E:@? @7 &]$] x>>:8C2E:@?
Second Minnesota university student detained by ICE

3 weeks ago | startribune.com | Maya Rao

A Minnesota State University Mankato student was detained by U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Friday "for reasons that are unknown to us," said President Edward Inch in a letter to the campus in Mankato. "The university has received no information from ICE, they haven't requested any information from the university, and MSU has had no communication with them to date," he wrote.

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