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BROOKLYN PARK, Minn. (AP) — Sen. Tina Smith (DFL) and Rep. Dean Phillips (DFL) are trying to rally support for extending the legal status of thousands of Minnesota Liberians facing possible deportation.
These days, Jermon Cooper takes extra time to teach her daughters how to cook their favorite Liberian dishes, reminding the girls that soon she may not be around to do it for them.
“I want them to focus on school, so sometimes I just tell them we’ll be OK. … But deep down in my heart I know we will not be OK,” said Cooper.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips has co-sponsored a resolution to end President Donald Trump's emergency declaration, his office announced in a news release on Monday.
MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — Thousands of Liberians living in Minnesota hope they can convince the government to let them stay in the country.
At the Minnesota Capitol on Friday, many people of Liberian heritage and other supporters rallied to extend a program that allows temporary legal status.
U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips spent Wednesday learning about the Hennepin County Board’s proposed federal legislative wish list, promising to be a vocal advocate for the county’s light-rail projects, health care, the opioid crisis and homelessness.
WASHINGTON, DC — U.S. Rep. Dean Phillips is a cosponsor on a bill that aims to increase transparency and accountability on online political ads.
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Rep. Dean Phillips (D-MN) is an original sponsor to the Liberian Refugee Immigration Fairness Act, H.R. 1169, aimed at providing legal status and a pathway to citizenship for qualifying Liberian refugees.
Phillips represents a large Liberian community, with Brooklyn Park and Brooklyn Center having growing Liberian communities.
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