Roosevelt High special ed assistant Quentin Williams has filed a claim against the federal government over a Jan. 7 incident where he was pinned down by Border Patrol agents on school property.

ICE agent Christian Castro pleaded not guilty Friday in federal court for shooting a man in north Minneapolis and lying about what happened.

An investigation found that St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her was inappropriate and offensive, but did not commit sexual harassment against police Chief Axel Henry.

ICE Christian Castro makes his first court appearance in Hennepin County for lying about a north Minneapolis shooting.

The man who sprayed vinegar at Democratic U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar during a Minneapolis town hall has been sentenced to 14 months in prison.

The Trump administration has slashed federal funding aimed at helping farmers of color access land. A partnership between a Big Lake solar garden and a nonprofit supporting immigrant farmers is moving...

The Bureau of Indian Affairs has taken over control of the Red Lake Nation’s child and family services, just days after the FBI executed a search warrant on the reservation.

Christina Toro faced the possibility of losing her housing while caring for her infant grandson. Free legal help from Children’s Minnesota gave the family more stability.

Travis Benoit and Steven Legatt were sued by the Minnesota attorney general for selling homes at inflated prices to Muslim homebuyers.

St. Paul’s Benjamin E. Mays School opened its doors this fall with a new focus as an Afrocentric magnet — a longtime dream of community members in the African-American Rondo neighborhood.

The Wakpa Triennial Art Festival will include art, music and poetry along the Mississippi River in St. Paul this weekend.

An ICE is officer charged with lying to investigators about the events leading up to the shooting of a Venezuelan man during Metro Surge

As rescue efforts continue following deadly floods in Nepal and Tibet, Minnesotans are looking for ways to support friends and family members — and learn the full scope of the disaster.

Even though federal authorities declined to indict Agent Christian Castro, he’s still facing state-level assault charges that Hennepin County Attorney Mary Moriarty brought in May.

A Sahan Journal data analysis shows student enrollment declined in Minnesota school districts with the highest percentage of English learners after the federal immigration operation. For some, the los...

Rebel Loons, ICE resistance and immigrant neighbors are recurring themes of this year’s Minnesota State Fair crop art, which attracted a record number of entries.

The Lake Street Council launched a series of cash mobs this winter to bring new customers to immigrant owned businesses hard-hit by Operation Metro Surge. They held the final event at Karmel Mall on W...

Sahan Journal staff ate their way through the best new ethnic foods at the Great Minnesota Get-Together, which starts today.

A law passed in May requires K-12 school districts to ensure that priority enrollment is given to foster youth applying for before- and after-school programs.

Chef Sean Sherman’s new restaurant at the Guthrie Theater fuels a larger mission: making Indigenous food more accessible across Minnesota and beyond.

At a St. Paul youth camp, teens in Minnesota’s Karen community learn the patience and persistence of traditional weaving from three master weavers.

Several alleged Somali gang members agreed to skip the Minnesota State Fair, but some question the constitutionality of a ban on gangs.

As open-air drug use in the Native American cultural corridor of Minneapolis heightens safety concerns, Native community members hope assistance from the city will offer some relief.

Peggy Flanagan and Michele Tafoya will make history when Minnesota elects its first U.S. senator of color in November.

The University of Minnesota Landscape Arboretum has three story gardens this summer telling the stories of Igbo, Ojibwe and Hidatsa cultures through plants.

Things to do in the Twin Cities this weekend: Bands rock porches across Uptown; IndiaFest celebrates at the Capitol; maximalist Mexican art and Hend Al-Mansour’s new installation on Palestinian herita...

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her announced her inaugural proposed budget Thursday, which includes a 6.8% property tax increase to address a $26 million deficit.

The Ramsey County Attorney’s Office and Keith Ellison filed injunctions to ban Somali gang activity at the state fair.

Green on 14 is Minnesota’s first multifamily passive energy home construction, with townhomes going on sale in Minneapolis’ Phillips neighborhood.

A federal judge has dismissed on procedural grounds a Department of Justice lawsuit against Minneapolis Public Schools’ policy aimed at retaining teachers of color.

Two years ago, Holocaust scholar Raz Segal lost a University of Minnesota job offer after calling Israel’s actions in Gaza genocide. Now, he will receive a $250,000 settlement that he says is a win fo...

A new Department of Homeland Security rule will put more asylum seekers into deportation proceedings without an interview, affecting thousands of Minnesotans.

The former private prison, Prairie Correctional Facility in Appleton, Minnesota, will reopen this year as a federal immigration detention center for ICE.

Four sisters who grew up in a farm family in Kenya now farm 30 acres in Medina where they grow produce that feeds local residents and students in two school districts. But cuts in local food aid may f...

Chicago Trend is buying Hawthorn Crossings, a north Minneapolis strip mall, and asking neighbors to invest at least $1,000 to own part of it. It’s a model the company says has succeeded in other citie...

Northern Iron and Machine will close its foundry on the East Side of St. Paul after years of fighting with regulators and protests from residents concerned with pollution.

Public officials are expressing surprise and largely waiting for more information to come out after a sexual harassment investigation into St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her became public.

The Roll 4 Justice protest on wheels took bikers, rollerbladers and skateboarders to memorials for Renee Good, Alex Pretti and other sites on Saturday.

St. Paul Mayor Kaohly Her faces an investigation into allegations of sexual harassment. Her's spokesperson said the city will not comment on an active investigation.

The Minnesota Republican party lost voters of color in the governor’s primary election due to Operation Metro Surge and Trump’s anti-Somali rhetoric.

Candidates for Hennepin County Attorney told us where they stand on issues. Which is the top match for you? Find out before the August 11 primary election.

Union leadership says the county has been inflexible during negotiations and unwilling to seek mutually agreed-upon solutions.

South St. Paul teen Yaay Aden Yang graduated high school after his father, Zong Yang, was deported to Laos with other Hmong deportees in Operation Metro Surge.

Minnesota’s Liberian community kicks off a weekend-long celebration with a music festival Friday, the Mama Liberia Concert Saturday and an annual parade and festival Sunday in Brooklyn Park.

Things to do in Minneapolis this weekend: Twin Cities Carifest offers dance, music and storytelling; Black dance improvisation at the Barbara Barker Center; Lakota ledger art at the American Indian Ce...