Maya Rao
Reporter
Race and ImmigrationRao wrote for The Press of Atlantic City and The Philadelphia Inquirer before moving to Minnesota in January 2012. She previously covered the federal government for the Star Tribune.
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News & Politics
Ellison announces settlement between asylum-seekers, law firm
When clients of DPB Legal learned that asylum information they’d received was incorrect, they dropped the Minneapolis law firm but did not receive a refund on their retainers.
September 10, 2024
Food & Culture
How diverse is Minnesota? Here’s a look at the numbers.
Our state is increasingly diverse, with immigrants powering our growth. But income disparities continue.
September 6, 2024
Culture
Minnesota tribes grapple with delayed food deliveries because of USDA ‘mistakes’
The Shakopee Mdewakanton Sioux Community has stepped in to help income-eligible tribal members hit hardest.
September 3, 2024
Politics
Black Minnesotans are mixed in their support for presidential candidate Kamala Harris
Some embrace the energy she’s bringing to the Democratic Party; others question her track record and wonder if she’ll bring substantial change.
August 1, 2024
Local
Hope, limbo, despair: Mexican family living in Minneapolis is deported after asylum bid denied
Family fled Mexico out of fear for their safety and waited for an immigration ruling for four years.
July 25, 2024
Local
Bangladeshi Americans rally at the State Capitol to call for government reforms in their homeland
Authorities in the South Asia nation are cracking down on protesters against a quota system for government jobs.
July 20, 2024
Local
Minnesota housing finance agency is making racial segregation worse, Black civil rights group claims
Minneapolis-based Stairstep Foundation is also upset its concerns are not addressed in a report to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
July 16, 2024
Local
For immigrants seeking asylum in Minnesota, success depends partly on which judge they get
Disparities nationwide have created a system that some legal scholars have dubbed ‘refugee roulette.’
June 28, 2024
Local
Hope, limbo, despair: Mexican family living in Minneapolis is deported after asylum bid denied
Family fled Mexico out of fear for their safety and waited for an immigration ruling for four years.
July 25, 2024
Local
Bangladeshi Americans rally at the State Capitol to call for government reforms in their homeland
Authorities in the South Asia nation are cracking down on protesters against a quota system for government jobs.
July 20, 2024
Local
Minnesota housing finance agency is making racial segregation worse, Black civil rights group claims
Minneapolis-based Stairstep Foundation is also upset its concerns are not addressed in a report to the U.S. Civil Rights Commission.
July 16, 2024
Local
For immigrants seeking asylum in Minnesota, success depends partly on which judge they get
Disparities nationwide have created a system that some legal scholars have dubbed ‘refugee roulette.’
June 28, 2024