Minnesota Declined to Buy a Prison for $75 Million. D.H.S. Paid $495 Million. NYT - Home Page By: Ernesto Londoño 30 October 2026 at 22:15 The recent purchase of the prison to hold immigrants is among the acquisitions facing scrutiny in the Trump administration’s mass deportation push. © Tim Evans/ReutersThe Prairie Correctional Facility was purchased by the Department of Homeland Security to serve as an immigrant detention center in Appleton, Minn.
A Fight Over Felon Voting Prompts a Free Speech Debate NYT - Business By: Tiffany Hsu 23 October 2026 at 15:44 A Minnesota group worried that its opposition could expose it to prosecution under the state’s deceptive-practices law. Its lawsuit could have wide implications for limiting speech around elections. © Jenn Ackerman for The New York TimesAndrew Cilek leads Minnesota Voters Alliance, which won an appellate ruling in a First Amendment lawsuit against a state law on deceptive practices.
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