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WASHINGTON — The cream of mushroom soup was flowing and the tater tots were plentiful, as Minnesota's eight U.S. Representatives and two U.S. Senators set aside their party differences on Tuesday in favor of a tasty tradition: the 9th annual Minnesota Congressional Delegation Hotdish Competition.
It wasn’t so long ago that 1 in 5 children with special needs were kept out of public schools in this country. In many places they were shunted off to state institutions or subpar facilities, far away from others.
WASHINGTON—House Democrats’ effort to prevent domestic abusers from possessing guns has roiled debate over a landmark domestic-violence bill that typically secures bipartisan support.
Minnesota is home to one of the largest Liberian communities in the country. That community celebrated on Thursday after President Trump extended a deportation deadline for a year.
President Trump on Thursday extended a little-known temporary immigration program for Liberians who have lived in the United States lawfully since at least 2002. The move came just days before the protection would have expired, leaving more than 800 long-term residents subject to deportation.
WASHINGTON—President Trump is reversing course on the fate of thousands of Liberians in the U.S., days before a program shielding them from deportation was set to expire, setting up a fresh fight over the administration’s immigration policy.
Isabella Wreh-Fofana screamed with joy when she heard the news that the Trump administration had approved another year’s delay in removing immigration protections for Liberians living in the United States.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Minnesota’s top lawmakers are scrambling to help thousands of Liberians currently living in the state stay in the state. This Sunday, their deferred enforcement departure (DED) is set to expire.
An estimated 30,000 Liberian immigrants and first-generation residents live, work and go to school in Minnesota. Some have been here legally for two to three decades and have raised families, bought homes, started businesses and paid taxes here for years.