03/01/10 Marshall teen deported
to El Salvador (St. Paul
Pioneer Press) Seventeen-year-old Jairo Yanes was a
junior at MarshallHigh School until last
Monday. That's when U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents caught up
with him.
02/27/10 Immigrants help others adjust to life in U.S. (St. Paul
Pioneer Press) Program
helps immigrants acclimate to life here by finding others within their
communities to act as mentors. After the mentors undergo training and come to
be known as resources, they, in turn, choose other people to train.
02/17/10 Judge clears the way for deportation (Star
Tribune) After a
district
judge's ruling Tuesday, there is nothing stopping federal immigration
officials
from deporting Assaf Mhanna, a Lebanese man who is married to a
Minnesotan. But
his wife, Tammy Mhanna, has no way of knowing when he will be put on a
plane.
02/04/10 Human trafficking: Twin Cities dark
secret (Kare11 News) Human trafficking is getting more attention in Minnesota from
law-enforcement officials and community groups who say the Twin Cities has
become a major hub in a modern slave trade.
1/25/10 Civil War Kids: Young Somalis in Minnesota (Minnesota Public Radio) Tens of thousands of Somalis escaped a brutal civil war, and now call Minnesota home. These are the stories of young Somalis confronting violence in their community, and struggling with the psychological scars that the bloodshed in their homeland left behind. To read this 3 part series, click here: part 1, part 2, and part 3.
1/22/10 No visa, no show for foreign performers (The Star Tribune) After the terrorist attacks of Sept. 11, 2001, officials tightened requirements for visitors, including foreign artists, business workers and professors.
12/15/09
Natural leaders (Minneapolis Star Tribune)
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