Posted inNEWS PARTNERS Donald Trump pleads not guilty to 34 felony charges by Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press, Eric Tucker | AP, Jennifer Peltz | Associated Press and Will Weissert | AP April 4, 2023April 4, 2023 Former President Donald Trump pleads not guilty Tuesday to 34 felony charges stemming from 2016 hush money payments.
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS Trump waits out grand jury as New York braces for protests by Eric Tucker | AP and Michael R. Sisak | Associated Press March 21, 2023March 21, 2023
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS ‘I’m looking for unity’: Minnesota immigrants share hopes for new Biden administration on Inauguration Day. by Joey Peters January 20, 2021January 20, 2021
Posted inImmigration The border wall, DACA, the ‘Muslim ban’ and more: Biden starts to undo the Trump legacy on immigration by Hibah Ansari January 20, 2021April 12, 2023
Posted inHEALTH The Biden administration is likely to reverse ‘public charge’ restrictions on aid to immigrants. Confusion over the rules will remain. by Joey Peters January 13, 2021January 13, 2021
Posted inELECTION 2020 ‘I can’t believe this is happening to our country’: Minnesota immigrants watch with alarm as Trump insurrectionists attack U.S. Capitol. by Hibah Ansari and Joey Peters January 6, 2021January 6, 2021
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS ‘You cannot stop our vote.’ Minnesota faith leaders say efforts to discourage Muslim voters will fail. by Becky Z. Dernbach October 2, 2020October 3, 2020
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS Trailing in the state’s polls, Trump returns to Minnesota for a campaign stop filled with racist taunts and anti-immigrant agenda. by Hibah Ansari October 1, 2020October 3, 2020
Posted inImmigration Trump administration can deport some immigrants from El Salvador, Nicaragua, Sudan, and Haiti, appeals court rules. by Joey Peters September 17, 2020September 17, 2020
Posted inDEMOCRACY & POLITICS ‘I opened a business. I’m hiring. I’m paying taxes’: Minnesota immigrants say Trump’s Mankato campaign comments don’t match what they’re seeing in their community. by Hibah Ansari August 18, 2020August 18, 2020
Posted inImmigration They come to Minnesota seeking safety from terrorist groups and gang violence. New Trump asylum rule calls those threats ‘frivolous.’ by Hibah Ansari July 16, 2020July 17, 2020
Posted inCHANGING MINNESOTA In the 1970s, Minneapolis faced a population death spiral. Guess who came to the rescue? by Tom Weber July 13, 2020July 13, 2020
Posted inImmigration New visa restrictions less likely to save U.S. jobs than further Trump’s anti-immigration agenda, experts say by Hibah Ansari June 24, 2020June 24, 2020
Posted inImmigration Immigrants and advocates in Minnesota celebrate Supreme Court DACA ruling by Joey Peters June 18, 2020June 18, 2020