Migrant falsely accused of threatening Trump can be released on bond
Judge Carla Espinoza set Ramón Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 during a brief hearing at immigration court in Chicago.
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Judge Carla Espinoza set Ramón Morales Reyes' bond at $7,500 during a brief hearing at immigration court in Chicago.
Minnesota lawmakers worked through the night to finish work on a $66 billion budget and avoid a state government shutdown.
For the last three weeks, key negotiators and legislative leaders in Minnesota were discussing largely behind closed doors to get all the bills ready to go for Monday's special session. Lawmakers cleared one of the biggest hurdles of the session by passing a bill that removes undocumented immigrant adults from the state health coverage program.
The White House's new travel ban takes effect on June 9. The 19 countries listed as a security concern by President Trump also include some of Minnesota's largest immigrant communities.
One of the biggest obstacles in Minnesota’s post-legislative session budget talks is the DFL Party divide over free health insurance for undocumented immigrants.
Dozens gathered outside the Minnesota House chamber on Friday to protest a key policy change that DFL and GOP leaders agreed to, in order to ink a budget deal.
Jeff Wagner has the latest headlines and updates from WCCO.com.
Health care for undocumented adult immigrants could soon be gone in Minnesota. On Friday, clergy, faith leaders, union members, legislators, and community members came together for a prayer vigil.
Republicans at the State Capitol say they want to end the program, in large part because of the cost to taxpayers. But Democrats — as well as hospitals, doctors and nurses — are lobbying to keep the benefit.
Minnesota Democratic state Sen. Alice Mann, an ER physician, talks with Esme Murphy about criticism of her law which provides health care to undocumented Minnesotans.
This is the first year of a Minnesota law that provides undocumented workers with health insurance, which Republican lawmakers say has already spiraled out of control.
Applications for free state health care by undocumented Minnesota residents are exceeding expectations.
For many, Tax Day is a last-minute rush, but now it's bringing uncertainty for undocumented people in the United States.
Tuesday is the tax deadline day. For many, it's a last-minute rush. Now, it's bringing uncertainty for undocumented people in this country. A new deal between the IRS and Homeland Security allows them to share tax information. Ubah Ali shows us the impact some tax preparers are already seeing.
A University of Minnesota student is fighting for his release after immigration agents swept him off the street.
Immigration is dominating national headlines these days, but in Minnesota, there is a different debate raging: what rights, if any, should undocumented residents have?
Amidst the raging national debate on immigration, Minnesota Republicans are looking to roll back Minnesota laws that benefit the state's estimated 81,000 undocumented residents. GOP Sen. Jordan Rasmusson talked about the effort on WCCO Sunday Morning at 10:30 a.m. with Esme Murphy.
The act is a wartime authority that allows the president to detain and deport non-U.S. citizens from enemy countries.
The Alien Enemies Act has been invoked three times — most recently during World War II when it was used to put Japanese immigrants in internment camps. President Trump's use of it will almost certainly face legal challenges, but even as a symbolic act, advocates say immigrants in Minnesota will feel its impact.
A bill at the Minnesota Capitol would require local governments to work with federal immigration officials. It comes as the Trump administration seeks to ramp up deportations of people without legal status. WCCO's Caroline Cummings explains.
A lawsuit filed last week accuses a Minnesota sheriff's office of unlawfully detaining a man for Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) after his bail was paid.
ICE was detaining the first group of migrant parents and children in a detention facility in Texas designed to hold families with minors, according to an internal government report obtained by CBS News.
COPAL is one of hundreds of groups across the U.S. forming a modern-day underground railroad network of support.
Roughly 100,000 undocumented immigrants live in Minnesota, and a group is dedicated to helping them in a time of uncertainty.
St. Paul and Minneapolis joined San Francisco on Wednesday in suing President Trump over threats to withhold federal funds from cities that interfere with immigration enforcement.
