McLeod County hasn’t been asked to accept refugees
Two dozen Minnesota counties have found themselves at the forefront of a national issue, but at the moment that lens hasn’t turned to McLeod County. Kandiyohi County was among the first to ...
14 refugees were about to be resettled in southern Minnesota until Trump's order canceled their trips
Fourteen refugees were on the verge of being resettled in southern Minnesota and be reunited with family members with the help of Catholic Charities of Southern Minnesota when their trips were ...
Refugee resettlement in western Wisconsin challenged amid Trump’s crackdown
After a local backlash to bring refugees to the Chippewa Valley, the president’s suspension of refugee admissions and ...
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Thousands of refugees destined for Minnesota in limbo as local agencies scramble under Trump orders
Thousands of refugees can no longer resettle in Minnesota after President Donald Trump signed an executive order pausing ...
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Trump administration readying new ‘Muslim ban’ that would affect Minnesota’s Somalis and foreign students
Trump’s Muslim ban is likely to make immigration from Somalia and many troubled countries very difficult, if not impossible.
Tolkkinen: Minnesota benefactor runs out of funds and energy to help Afghan families who aided U.S.
Caroline Clarin is tired. The 58-year-old Otter Tail County woman, who has helped 10 Afghan families find refuge in the United States, has ended her support for three remaining Afghan refugee families ...
Twin Cities Afghan community worries as refugee program pauses
More than 1,600 Afghan refugees planned to arrive in the United States before Monday’s deadline, but the government abruptly ...
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Trump's suspension of refugee admissions concerns Buffalo's Vive, which vows to 'continue to stand with people'
As director of asylum-seeker programs at Jericho Road Community Health Center, Tice was particularly concerned by one order: the one that suspended refugee resettlement in the United States.
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Flights canceled for hundreds of Minnesota-bound refugees
a Somali family of five in Kenya and a Congolese woman are among the people whose trips to Minnesota were canceled after President Trump issued an executive order suspending refugee admissions.
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Trump order halting refugee resettlement disrupting Minnesota agencies’ efforts
Officials with refugee resettlement agencies in Minnesota say that action is disrupting efforts to bring people facing strife in their home countries to the U.S. and to the state. Micaela ...
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With refugee arrivals suspended, concerns mount for groups helping Afghans settle in Minnesota
"This decision put a lot of people in danger," said Nasreen Sajady, executive director of the Afghan Cultural Society of Minnesota, which has worked to help more than 2,000 Afghan refugees gain ...
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How did Somali refugees make sambusas a hit in Minnesota?
Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States, but for many Somali refugees finding stability and employment has been a struggle. So Mariam Mohamed, a Somali woman living ...