Monthly Archives: December 2019
Proposed public charge rule change, tied up in court, has huge chilling effect on...
Federal courts have temporarily blocked the public charge rule change from going into effect, but its chilling effects continue to reverberate. The number of immigrants who, fearing the...
Reflecting on a year of progress for Minnesotans
I came to Congress on a promise of cogovernance. As your Congresswoman, I do not only want to represent Minnesotans, I want to govern...
Trump signs defense bill giving Liberians pathway to citizenship
Thousands of Liberians across the United States can breathe a sigh of relief as the legislation allowing those on Deferred Enforced Departure to be...
U.S. Senate approves pathway to citizenship for Liberians on Deferred Enforced Departure
Liberians who have been living in limbo under the Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) were on Tuesday given an early Christmas gift of a pathway...
Governor Walz appoints Nigerian-American Fatima Lawson to Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther King,...
Governor Tim Walz and Lieutenant Governor Peggy Flanagan last week announced 11 new members to serve on the Governor’s Council on the Martin Luther...
Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage hosts inaugural policy summit
On Wednesday November 23 the Council for Minnesotans of African Heritage held its first annual summit. The summit which was held in Hamline University...
Thomson Reuters and Books for Africa mark milestone of 100 law libraries to Africa
EAGAN, Minn (Mshale) - Books for Africa, the largest shipper of donated school text books to Africa, and Thomson Reuters which donates law books...
Business Journal lists Kenyan-American owned Language Banc as Twin Cities fastest growing company
The Minneapolis-St. Paul Business Journal is out with its latest list of the fifty fastest growing private companies in the Minneapolis/St. Paul 24-county metro...
After courts blocked public charge rule – what immigrants applying for green cards or...
Last month, district courts blocked the Trump administration’s rule that attempted to deny green cards to immigrants who fail to meet tough income tests...
Have a long-term health condition? Get a flu vaccine!
Many people have a long-term health condition (also called a chronic disease) like diabetes, asthma, or heart disease. However, many people do not know...