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Trump administration says it is reviewing refugee status of Minnesota residents
Operation PARRIS targets 5,600 Minnesota refugees without green cards using new background checks amid federal crackdown and over 90 fraud charges, officials said.
- The Trump administration said Friday it had begun reviewing refugee status of Minnesota residents, with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services describing it as part of a broad reexamination of refugee cases.
- Officials point to last year's plan as the Trump administration said it would `reinterview` hundreds of thousands of refugees admitted under the Biden administration to verify claims.
- An ICE enforcement operation in Minneapolis left Renee Good fatally shot on Jan. 7, 2026, with DHS spokeswoman Tricia McLaughlin saying she allegedly tried to run over law enforcement; the FBI is investigating.
- The review could increase scrutiny of thousands of refugee cases as U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services targets Minnesota amid roadblocks in Minneapolis on Friday.
- Local controversies include last month YouTuber Nick Shirley alleging fraud at Somali-run daycare centers, while President Donald Trump supports ICE and Rep. Ilhan Omar blames ICE for enforcement actions.
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Caribbean News GlobalTrump administration to investigate refugee status of Minnesota residents
The Trump administration announced Friday that it has begun reexamining the refugee status of thousands of Minnesota residents, launching a sweeping review that subjects already-approved refugees to new background checks and interviews amid an expanded federal enforcement operation in the state. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services said the effort began in mid-December and is initially focused on roughly 5,600 refugees in Minnesota who have…
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