by MinnPost staff, MinnPost
March 19, 2026
Some Minnesota seniors are advocating for a law change that would allow them to have real happy hours at nursing homes and other facilities, reports Session Daily. State law currently bars alcohol from being served in nursing homes.
Those swept up during the immigration enforcement action in the Twin Cities included people in caregiving roles at group homes and nursing homes. The Minnesota Star Tribune humanizes that impact with this story about a Russian immigrant whose husband is in detention.
An immigration judge has denied an asylum claim from the family of Liam Conejo Ramos, the 5-year-old boy swept up by ICE whose image in a bunny hat made national news, reports KARE 11. Their lawyer is appealing, but the family could be deported to Ecuador.
A Feeding our Future-related trial is set for April after Gandi Abdi Kediye, who’s also known as Gandi Yusuf Mohamed, rejected a plea deal on Wednesday, reports MPR News. Kediye is among 79 people charged in the $300 million fraud case.
WCCO-TV interviews the sister-in-law of the former sheriff in the bizarre and disturbing case in Chisago County (the former sheriff has since served jail time and the woman received a settlement from the county).
How are Minnesotans with immigration cases being monitored by a federal government contractor? Sahan Journal explains how a third-party company is monitoring people and what their experiences have been.
And ICYMI from MinnPost…
Thanks to an art class and his trusty iPad, editorial cartoonist Steve Sack is back
Cityscape: The CVS rubble explained: What we can learn from the 20-year debacle at Snelling and University
Capitol Conversations: 3 (quite) unrelated but meaningful developments from the start of Minnesota’s Legislative session
Trump’s GOP allies in Congress seek to turn up heat on Ilhan Omar with ethics probe
Wisconsin legislators still giving selves ‘bizarre’ loophole in public records law
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