Margaret Kimberley argues that the Trump administration’s immigration crackdowns are rooted in white supremacy, from admitting white South Africans as refugees to blocking naturalization for Black and brown immigrants worldwide.
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Target Pressured to Denounce ICE as Protests Escalate Across Minnesota
Protesters are urging Target to denounce ICE as demonstrations spread across Minnesota, citing federal raids, corporate silence, and growing community harm tied to immigration enforcement.
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Black-owned businesses join statewide shutdown protesting ICE
Hundreds of Minnesota businesses are participating in a statewide general strike to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations. Black-owned and Black-led businesses, including Griot Arts and Rise & Remember, are closing their doors to demonstrate economic resistance, solidarity, and collective power.
Posted inOpinion
Shocked Afrikaner’s whiteness didn’t save him from Trump
A white Afrikaner detained by ICE expected protection under Trump rhetoric but instead faced the same immigration system as everyone else.
Posted inOpinion
Immigrants are vital community members
Let’s start acting like it Somewhere between the wrenching ICE raids that tear families from the places they call home and the political battles those raids spark lies a question we have never fully confronted: What does it mean to belong? And what do we owe people who live, work, worship and contribute alongside us […]
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Concentration camps like Trump’s are not new to the U.S.
Trump’s mass deportation plan has drawn comparisons to concentration camps—but the U.S. has long operated systems of confinement and control. This isn’t unprecedented. It’s rooted in American history.
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Minnesota’s Haitian community at risk for deportation as Trump ends TPS designation
With TPS ending for Haitians, thousands in the U.S. — including longtime Minnesota residents — are facing job loss, deportation, and separation from the only homes they’ve known for over a decade.
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Trump’s ‘Alligator Alcatraz’ sparks national outrage
The new “Alligator Alcatraz” detention facility in Florida is raising alarms among advocates nationwide, including here in Minnesota, who warn it may signal a wider expansion of unjust immigrant detention practices.
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Anti-2025 MAGA protest joins others nationwide
The 50501 Movement and other activists have been protesting at state capitols across the country, opposing former President Donald Trump’s controversial 2025 policy plan, which they fear could dismantle civil rights protections and target marginalized communities.
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Mpls votes for repeal of Alien Enemies Act
Minneapolis has passed a resolution supporting the repeal of the Alien Enemies Act, a law used during World War II to detain Japanese, German, and Italian Americans without due process, and is the first U.S. city to do so.
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Rep. Ilhan Omar Reintroduces the Neighbors Not Enemies Act to Repeal Alien Enemies Act
Rep. Ilhan Omar and Sen. Mazie Hirono have reintroduced the Neighbors Not Enemies Act, a bill to repeal the Alien Enemies Act of 1798, a law steeped in xenophobia and racism, and protect immigrant communities.
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Trump Outlines America First Agenda: What It Means for Black Americans
Donald Trump’s America First agenda, which includes measures to end DEI, has raised concerns among citizens and activists about the impact on marginalized communities, particularly Black Americans.
Posted inOpinion
Sick and tired of anti-Haitianism
It’s time to reject the narrative that Haitians are a threat and instead focus on our humanity, says Ninaj Raoul of Haitian Women for Haitian Refugees.
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Anti-Haitian rhetoric: A long history of prejudice
Republican vice presidential candidate JD Vance has been defending false claim that migrants in Springfield, Ohio, have been abducting and eating area cats and dogs, perpetuating a long history of prejudice towards Haitians in the United States.
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The cruelty of exploiting vulnerable people for political gain
DeSantis’s scheme to deceive, , and harm vulnerable people seeking asylum is evidence that the cruelty wielded by Trump and embraced by so many of his followers will continues to poison our politics.
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Racist double standards common immigration practice—including in U.S.
Ukrainian refugees need and deserve the world’s sympathy, support and shelter. So do the rest of the world’s refugees—regardless of race.
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Immigrant ‘essential workers’ should be given a pathway to citizenship
Throughout the pandemic, over 55 million essential workers risked their health, and the health of their families, on the frontlines.
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To protect democracy, we have to fix the Supreme Court
Will our federal government step up to protect voting rights, or will more and more states suppress them?
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Trump Administration rescinds proposed visa rules on international students after multi-state lawsuit
The Trump Administration rescinded its rules that would have required international students to transfer or leave the country if their schools held classes entirely online due to COVID-19 pandemic.
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Celebrate: Supreme Court says yes to DACA
The Supreme Court’s decision basically rescinds the Trump administration rescission, but it does not guarantee a future for DACA recipients.