More than 70 Minnesota children detained in Operation Metro Surge, data show

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A new analysis by Sahan Journal reporters Becky Dernbach and Cynthia Tu gives us the most thorough account yet of what happened to the dozens of children who were detained during the federal immigration operation in Minnesota. Dernbach reported that more than 70 children were detained between Dec. 1 and March 10. MPR News host Nina Moini talked to Dernbach about their findings.Read more at MPRnews.org.

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