Ibrahim Hirsi
The Nation
Minneapolis, MN, United States
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Daunte Wright’s Family Gets Accountability, if Not Justice
The jury’s Christmas Eve verdict that veteran office Kim Potter was guilty of manslaughter is “a critical step on the road to justice.” → Read More
Minneapolis May Have Rejected That Referendum on the Police
But the activists’ vision of alternative policing lives on. → Read More
America’s Long History of Mistreating Haitian Migrants
Recent images of Border Patrol agents chasing down Haitians have sparked outrage, but the US has been rounding up, detaining, and deporting asylum seekers from Haiti for decades. → Read More
Black Residents of Minneapolis Say They Need More Cops—Not Fewer
As voters head to the polls to decide the fate of the city’s police department, most Black residents want more police—who will value Black lives. → Read More
Minneapolis Inches Closer to Disbanding Its Police Department
Voters will have a chance this fall to decide whether to keep the 154-year-old police department or create a new public safety agency. → Read More
As more Muslims run for office in Minnesota, some encounter a backlash
There are at least 15 Muslim candidates running for political positions in Minnesota this year. Some, of course, aren’t new to the state's political scene. But many are. → Read More
'I wanted to contribute in a different way': meet the director of Minneapolis' new office of immigrant and refugee affairs
The city of Minneapolis has hired longtime immigration attorney Michelle Rivero as the director of the newly created Office of Immigrant and Refugee Affairs (OIRA).Rivero, who operated her own law firm for 16 years, took the helm of the one-person office — which is dedicated to serving immigrant and refugee residents in Minneapolis — last week. → Read More
How more migrant children separated from their parents at the border could end up in Minnesota
In recent months, stories about children separated from their parents at the U.S. border sparked outrage and demonstrations, including the one that drew thousands of people on Saturday to downtown Minneapolis. → Read More
Minnesota’s Muslim community reacts to U.S. Supreme Court travel ban decision
On Tuesday evening, Amina Sharif stood outside the federal courthouse in downtown Minneapolis, trying to process the fact that the nation’s highest court had ruled in favor of President Donald Trump’s controversial policy that bans nationals of certain countries from entering the United States. → Read More
With help from farmer-training programs, more Minnesota Somalis are putting down roots — literally
The Minnesota Food Association helps immigrants navigate the processes of securing land, learning to grow crops and finding a market for their produce. → Read More
Green Card Voices finds a publishing niche in documenting the rich and varied lives of immigrants in America
Narratives about immigrants and refugees tend to follow a common storyline — one that begins with an individual escaping persecution or poverty in a certain developing country, and ends with the person achieving success after he or she arrives in the United States. Such narratives are abundant in news articles, books and documentaries th → Read More
Nursing field is attracting more males, both in Minnesota and nationwide
Just eight years ago, the share of male registered nurses in Minnesota was 8 percent; today, it’s 10 percent. The jobs are in-demand, pay well and provide varied experiences. → Read More
What you need to know about Somali money transfers and 'mysterious bags full of cash' flying out of MSP airport
Last week, Minnesota’s legislative auditor announced an investigation into allegations that some child care providers are defrauding the state’s Child Care Assistance Program, or CCAP, which subsidizes the child-care expenses of low-income children and is overseen by the Minnesota Department of Human Services. → Read More
Amid a tight labor market, this Twin Cities company hires employees before it has a specific job for them
In a tight labor market, relying on job ads is no longer an effective technique for finding qualified workers to fill job vacancies. That’s a reality that managers at the Oakdale-based Twin City Hardware (TCH) came face-to-face with some years back as they experienced difficulties finding workers to join the company. → Read More
To combat the looming workforce shortage, Minneapolis looks beyond its boundaries
Five months ago, when Keith Goss got laid off from an assistant manager position at a Family Dollar store in the Twin Cities, he fell into a deep depression and almost gave up on life.“I didn’t know how to battle back,” he said. → Read More
Resettlement of Somalis in Minnesota plummets in wake of Trump policies
Only 57 refugees from Somalia have been resettled in Minnesota during the federal government's current fiscal year. During the same period last year, that number exceeded 650. → Read More
How MCTC is trying to help undecided students find, and stick to, a career path
In a given month, hundreds of first-year students flock to the career services center inside Minneapolis Community and Technical College (MCTC), seeking support in their pursuit to find a career path aligned with their interests. → Read More
How Minnesota’s community and technical colleges tailor their offerings to the needs of the (future) workforce
Community and technical colleges have a long history of tweaking the programs and courses they offer to respond to the needs of the labor market. As a coming wave of baby boomer retirements threatens to create labor shortages across all kinds of industries, such reassessment becomes more important than ever. → Read More
State report: Minnesota needs immigrants to fill jobs and maintain economic growth
Authored by two economists from the Department of Employment and Economic Development, the report chronicles the past and present of immigration trends to the state. → Read More
Amid DACA uncertainty, more than 150 Minnesotans chip in to help cover applicants' fees
For the past six years, Maria Ibarra, who’s been protected under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, has had to face the task of renewing her immigration status every two years. It’s a daunting and expensive process, but Ibarra didn’t have to pay anything when she filed her most recent application to renew her DACA → Read More