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Vice-president of Nigeria to hold town hall meeting in Minnesota
The vice-president of Nigeria, Yemi Osinbajo, is scheduled to hold a town hall style meeting with members of the Nigerian community in Minnesota on Sunday, August 26 at the Minneapolis…
New immigration rules could bar international students for 10 years
New immigration rules effective August 9 could have serious consequences for students on F-1 visas, the most common visa among international students. The United States Citizenship and Immigration services last…
Homeland Security extends Temporary Protected Status for Somalis
Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kirsten Nielsen announced Thursday that Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for 500 Somali nationals will be extended for another 18 months through March 17, 2020 when…
Somali Week kicks off in Minnesota
The Twin Cities Somali community kicks off its annual Somali Week with the highlight being the Somali Independence Day festival on Lake Street in Minneapolis on Saturday, June 30. The…
Wake and funeral details for pastor Charles Goah released
The funeral details for the late pastor Charles Garjay Goah of the United Christian Fellowship Church have been released by the planning committe arranging it through a statement to Mshale…
Twin Cities Comcast volunteers come together for “Comcast Cares Day”
Comcast NBCUniversal employees and their families, friends, and community partners participated in the 17th annual Comcast Cares Day on April 21. It is the nation’s largest single-day corporate volunteer effort…
US Immigration to start using US Postal signature confirmation service for Green Cards
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) announced today that the agency will begin phasing in use of the U.S. Postal Service’s (USPS) Signature Confirmation Restricted Delivery service to mail Green…
Forum to address barriers immigrant doctors face
Minnesota is home to several hundred immigrants and refugees who were physicians in their home countries. They face barriers that thwart their reentry to medicine, and most are underemployed and…
Immigration Alert: Community Meeting for Liberians as DED and TPS about to end
Deferred Enforced Departure (DED) for Liberians which was extended in September of 2016 by President Obama for Liberians for an additional 18 months expires in two weeks from today, on…
City of St. Louis Park honors Somali-American community organizer
The City of St. Louis Park’s Human Rights Commission has awarded its 2017 Human Rights Award to Fatuma Irshat. She received the award during the City Council meeting on March…
Focus on Mandela at upcoming Sommerfest 2018
The Minnesota Orchestra will have Nelson Mandela as a focus in this year’s Sommerfest festival. It runs July 13 through August 1 at Orchestra Hall in downtown Minneapolis. The Minnesota…