Tag: immigration
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The Fear Doesn’t Leave When the Agents Do
//WitnessThe immigration raids may have eased in Austin, Minnesota, but the fear they created has not. Children still wonder whether their parents will be home after school, whether they need to carry passports—and whether they can make it safely from the car to the front door.
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That Doesn’t Matter Anymore
//WitnessMiriam had spent much of her life helping others—translating, giving rides, navigating appointments, doing whatever needed to be done. Then one ordinary act of kindness placed her in an encounter that left her terrified, shaken, and questioning something she had always taken for granted: what it meant to be a U.S. citizen.
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The Rule of Law Is It
//WitnessMilo Mumgaard has spent decades watching immigrants become part of the American fabric and using the law to protect people without power. Today, as immigration enforcement consumes Mid-Minnesota Legal Aid’s attention and basic protections come under strain, he remains convinced that the rule of law, and the values behind it, can still provide a way…
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The Miracle We Refuse to See
//WitnessJane Graupman has spent nearly four decades helping immigrants and refugees rebuild their lives—and watching Minnesota become stronger because they did. Her story reveals the people behind the politics: health-care workers, separated families, newly arrived refugees, and communities connected from St. Paul to Kakuma.
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When the Law Becomes the Fear
//WitnessPaschal Nwokocha speaks plainly about immigration, dignity, and the cruelty of turning people into political targets. His words are blunt, but the truth usually is. This conversation is part of 345-Witness, a project about seeing immigrants not as abstractions, but as people building lives, families, and communities here in Minnesota.
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Seeing the People Behind the Policy: Why I am creating Witness: The Human Impact of Immigration Enforcement
//WitnessI am creating *Witness* to document the human impact of immigration enforcement through portraits, interviews, and reporting. By sharing these stories, I hope readers better understand lives often hidden behind politics and headlines, and that understanding leads to a more humane conversation. If you have a story that should be part of this project, I…
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