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.
Latest from Maya Rao
Immigration detentions of international students expand beyond protesters
Arresting an international student at the University of Minnesota because of a DWI suggests an expansion of ICE authority, according to one immigration attorney.
April 2, 2025
Second Minnesota university student detained by ICE
Students from Minnesota State University Mankato and the University of Minnesota were detained late last week.
April 1, 2025
‘I’m going crazy': Delays, confusion as ICE moves Minnesota detainees across the country
Minnesota is running out of space to house ICE detainees, so some are ending up in jails in Texas, Louisiana and Colorado.
March 23, 2025
Federal immigration policies upending some Minnesota criminal cases
When ICE intervenes, the agency takes precedence, defendants in criminal cases find.
March 17, 2025
Protesters decry ICE raid at St. Louis Park plant: ‘Our people are afraid to work’
ICE arrested 7 people at HardCoat Inc. last week, immigrant advocates said.
March 6, 2025
A pattern of ‘collateral’ arrests by ICE: Immigrant released from jail tells his story
Details are emerging of people rounded up while ICE searched for someone else. Juan was arrested outside a family’s business.
February 28, 2025
Immigrants arrested by ICE in Rochester granted bond, including Nupá restaurant worker
Attorneys said they had no criminal records.
February 25, 2025
‘I just want to get out of here’: Immigrants make their case in court as ICE detention expands
Amid Trump’s push for mass deportation, ICE detainees in rural Minnesota appear for court hearings that determine who will go free or be sent back.
February 23, 2025
Protesters decry ICE raid at St. Louis Park plant: ‘Our people are afraid to work’
ICE arrested 7 people at HardCoat Inc. last week, immigrant advocates said.
March 6, 2025
A pattern of ‘collateral’ arrests by ICE: Immigrant released from jail tells his story
Details are emerging of people rounded up while ICE searched for someone else. Juan was arrested outside a family’s business.
February 28, 2025
Immigrants arrested by ICE in Rochester granted bond, including Nupá restaurant worker
Attorneys said they had no criminal records.
February 25, 2025
‘I just want to get out of here’: Immigrants make their case in court as ICE detention expands
Amid Trump’s push for mass deportation, ICE detainees in rural Minnesota appear for court hearings that determine who will go free or be sent back.
February 23, 2025