Incarceration
‘Vigil to End Human Detention’ Held Across the Country
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The vigils mourned the refugees and immigrants who have died in ICE detention and protested the dehumanizing conditions of these camps.
Immigration
On the Front Lines of Trump’s Immigration War in the U.S. Heartland
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Worthington, Minnesota, home to a major meatpacking plant with a majority immigrant workforce, is a microcosm of an expanding border regime where a power struggle unfolds between longtime residents and newcomers.
Immigration
Unions and Immigrant Workers Claim Workplace Abuse at Digi-Key Expansion Project
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Construction unions and nonunion immigrant workers asserted their collective power Wednesday morning in Thief River Falls to protest wage theft, exploitation, and labor trafficking
Immigration
The Fight Against Labor Trafficking Expands
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Momentum is building in Minneapolis and throughout Minnesota to challenge labor trafficking and its root causes.
Investigative
Sherburne County Sheriff’s Department Generates Millions through the Incarceration of Immigrant Detainees
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Sherburne has spurred the privatization of health care services for county jails, displacing county workers and leading to dangerous conditions for the incarcerated. The revenue is somewhat restricted leading to complaints from Sheriffs in contract negotiations.
Uncategorized
Augsburg University Professor Mzenga Wanyama at Risk of Deportation This Thursday
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During their last meeting on Friday, March 9, ICE seized both of their passports, stating that they expect to see concrete plans for the Wanyamas to leave the country.
Immigration
ICE’s strategy of Targeted Disappearances Ensnares Augsburg University Professor
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Augsburg University Tenured Professor Dr. Mzenga Wanyama received a letter from ICE demanding his presence this Friday, March 9th to review his case and discuss “plans for removal.”
Incarceration
The Supreme Court Just made Life Harder for Detained Immigrant Workers
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Dr. Jimmy Patiño’s new book Raza Sí, Migra No challenges the nativist myth that “immigrants take jobs.” A portion of our extended conversation explores his groundbreaking work charting the history of the deportation regime. His work helps to clarify how the Supreme Court’s Tuesday ruling places more immigrant detainees into the exploitative labor schemes of for-profit detention centers.
Immigration
Immigrant rights coalition unveils mass mobilization
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Leaders of the immigrant rights
coalition that mobilized masses of people for
demonstrations nationwide on April 10 and May 1
announced a stepped-up campaign that includes lobbying
lawmakers, more marches and plans to register and
mobilize at least a million new voters around the
immigration issue.
Immigration
Rally to support Dream Act Tuesday at Capitol
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Supporters of the Dream Act will rally Tuesday, May 16, in a final effort to see the education measure passed before the end of the legislative session. The rally will be at 4 p.m. in the state Capitol rotunda.