Minnesota Now: March 17, 2025

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The Trump administration is ignoring judge’s orders in immigration cases, most notably on the deportation of hundreds of Venezuelan immigrants to El Salvador. We talked to a University of Minnesota immigration law expert about what this move means.
It’s been five years since the COVID-19 pandemic began. We learned how the virus exposed racial disparities in health care. We also looked at how the pandemic impacted downtown Duluth and how the city is trying to bring people back.
A Minnesota law professor joined the show to discuss her new book, in which she argues that forgetting women's historic struggles for equality perpetuates injustice.
The Timberwolves are on a historic 8-game winning streak. We got the latest from our sports contributors.
Our Minnesota Music Minute was ‘Beresford/Sligo Creek’ by Willowgreen.
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