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Appeals Court rejects Justice Department push to charge more people over Minnesota church demonstration

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Appeals Court rejects Justice Department push to charge more people over Minnesota church demonstration

By Andrew Goudsward WASHINGTON, Jan 24 (Reuters) – A U.S. appeals court rejected the Justice Department’s bid to charge five more people accused of disrupting a Minnesota church service this month, according to court documents made public on Saturday, which revealed the lengths the Trump administration went to to prosecute those involved in the demonstration. … Read more

Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community have put a spotlight on fraud cases

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Trump’s attacks on Minnesota’s Somali community have put a spotlight on fraud cases

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — President Donald Trump has linked his administration’s immigration crackdown on Minnesota’s large Somali community to a series of fraud cases involving government programs in which many defendants have roots in the East African country. Trump last week labeled Minnesota’s Somalis “garbage” and said he did not want them in the United States. … Read more