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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Vendedores inmigrantes celebran nuevas reglas para carritos de comida en Minneapolis

6 days ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

El Ayuntamiento de Minneapolis aprobó, el jueves y por unanimidad, una actualización a la ordenanza municipal sobre puestos callejeros de comida. La nueva ordenanza ampliará los lugares habilitados para puestos y permitirá a los titulares de licencias vender en hasta tres puntos distintos. Esta nueva ordenanza forma parte de una serie de medidas que la ciudad está tomando para abordar la proliferación de vendedores ambulantes de comida de los últimos años.
Judge blocks ICE from yanking UMN geography student’s status

6 days ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

A federal judge Thursday ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement to reinstate the legal status of a University of Minnesota graduate student from China and told ICE to stop any action to impose immigration consequences on him. The temporary restraining order from U.S. District Judge Patrick Schiltz, the chief judge for the district of Minnesota, marks the second injunction against the federal government in three days for terminating the legal status of Minnesota’s international students.
Immigration judge rules Marshall, Minnesota, man is ‘removable’

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.
Immigrant vendors celebrate as Minneapolis expands street cart areas

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Alfonzo Galvan

The Minneapolis City Council unanimously passed an update to the city’s sidewalk food cart ordinance on Thursday that will expand the locations where carts can operate and allow license holders to sell at up to three spots.
Trump policies take priority at Minnesota town halls

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Dana Ferguson |Dan Kraker |Hannah Yang

This story comes to you from MPR News through a partnership with Sahan Journal. Many Minnesota lawmakers used this week to reconnect with constituents who filled in-person town halls to express displeasure and some support for their representatives in contentious times. Once the Easter and Passover recess has ended, a divided Minnesota Legislature will put together a budget with a modest surplus expected but a $6 billion shortfall anticipated for the following two-year budget.
Judge orders ICE to reinstate Metro State student’s legal status

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

A federal judge in St. Paul ordered Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) Tuesday to reinstate the legal status of a Metropolitan State University student from Thailand. The order from U.S. District Judge Jeffrey Bryan in the case of Rattanand Ratsantiboon marks the first intervention by a federal judge into ICE’s termination of the legal status of Minnesota’s international students.
Minnesota groups plan to build an Indigenous birth center

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.
UMN student sues ICE for terminating legal status over traffic tickets

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

A University of Minnesota geography student from China sued Immigration and Customs Enforcement on Monday, claiming his legal student status was unlawfully terminated over a handful of speeding and parking tickets. Ziliang Jin, who is studying for a master’s degree in geographic information science and cartography, received an email from the university on April 8 notifying him that ICE had “unilaterally terminated” his record in the Student and Exchange Visitor Information System (SEVIS).
UMN student’s deportation hearing delayed as DHS lawyers backtrack

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Becky Dernbach

An immigration judge postponed a University of Minnesota student’s deportation hearing Tuesday after the Department of Homeland Security said it needed more time to determine charges against the student, who has been in custody for more than two weeks. Doğukan Günaydın, a Turkish citizen studying for an MBA at the Carlson School of Management, has been in immigration detention since Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrested him near his St. Paul apartment on March 27.
Activists criticize Brooklyn Center for stalling on police commission

1 week ago | sahanjournal.com | Katrina Pross

Activists say police reform efforts in Brooklyn Center are stalling, after the City Council postponed voting on a community-led public safety commission. After Brooklyn Center police officer Kim Potter killed 20-year-old Daunte Wright in 2021, the City Council passed a resolution that same year that called for numerous reforms, including creating a commission made up of community members that would provide input on policing and violence prevention.