
One strike and you’re out: Facing the criminal justice system
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Somali immigrants came to the US as refugees and asylees over the past 10 years. Children that arrived here in 1990s know Minnesota as their home. But if they get convicted of a crime – even a minor theft, they could lose their immigration status and get deportation ordered for Somalia. Whether they get orders for deportation or not depends on the legal help they get from public defenders and immigration law clinics. Some immigrants lose their way navigating the maze of immigration law and criminal law. Continue Reading