Sahan Journal

Sahan Journal

Sahan Journal is a unique, independent nonprofit digital newsroom recognized as a 501(c)(3) organization. Our mission is to deliver genuine news coverage focused on immigrants and refugees in Minnesota. We strive to highlight the challenges, achievements, and journeys of Minnesota's new American communities, whose narratives are frequently missed by conventional media outlets. As Minnesota's diversity grows, Sahan is committed to sharing the experiences of these immigrant populations in a thoughtful and respectful manner.

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  • 19 hours ago | sahanjournal.com | Katrina Pross

    Jurors have reached a verdict in the trial of Derrick Thompson, who is charged with killing five young Somali-American women in a 2023 car crash. Jurors began deliberating at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday after hearing six days of arguments and testimony, and will announce their verdict shortly in open court. Thompson faces 10 counts of criminal vehicular homicide and five counts of third-degree murder for the June 16, 2023 crash.

  • 1 day ago | sahanjournal.com | Kelli Kennedy |Trisha Collopy

    This story was originally published byThe Imprint, a national nonprofit news outlet covering child welfare and youth justice. Sign up for The Imprint’s free newslettershere. A childhood with no voice, no say in where or who you live with — relatives or strangers. No one to sign you up for choir or chess club. Feeling discarded when you’re too old for foster care.

  • 1 day ago | sahanjournal.com | Katrina Pross

    Jurors have begun deliberating the fate of Derrick Thompson, who is charged with killing five young Somali-American women in a 2023 car crash. Deliberations began at about 11:30 a.m. Thursday, after prosecutors and Thompson’s defense attorney made their closing arguments in the trial. Prosecutors say Thompson was driving a rented SUV at about 100 miles per hour when he abruptly exited Interstate 35W, ran a red light and T-boned a sedan, killing five young women inside.

  • 1 day ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan |Andrew Hazzard |Katelyn Vue

    Un día después de que una operación encubierta realizada por varias agencias federales en un restaurante de Lake Street se convirtiera en un enfrentamiento con manifestantes, los funcionarios de la ciudad y del condado regresaron al vecindario para explicar mejor su papel en la operación.

  • 1 day ago | sahanjournal.com | Monika Pronczuk |Trisha Collopy

    DAKAR, Senegal — Citing national security concerns, President Donald Trump on Wednesday banned citizens of 12 countries, primarily in Africa and the Middle East, from entering the United States and restricted access for citizens of seven other nations, resurrecting and expanding a hallmark policy of his first term. The travel ban applies to citizens of Afghanistan, Myanmar, Chad, the Republic of Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Libya, Somalia, Sudan and Yemen.