SIETAR-Minnesota

11/25/2025

Immigration advocates say a St. Paul father and his brother were arrested in Tuesday’s federal raid at Bro-Tex Inc.

11/25/2025

US military de-stigmatizing use of N**i and K*K symbols?

The Coast Guard, which operates under the Department of Homeland Security, is still under scrutiny from lawmakers, who are asking why the new policy on hate symbols merely calls for an inquiry into such incidents, as opposed to an investigation, which was the previous policy.

The sw****ka was the symbol of fascist N**i Germany, which fought against Allied forces, including the United States, in World War II. Nooses are a symbol of U.S. racial terror and lynchings, responsible for the mutilation and murder of thousands of African Americans, as well as for the seizure of family property and wealth, starting during Reconstruction and occurring with regularity until the Civil Rights Movement of the mid 20th Century. The Confederate flag is the flag of the slave-holding states, and represents the enslavement of Africans in the U.S., before the Civil War.

11/25/2025

11/25/2025

Minnesotans are pushing back on President Trump’s threat to end temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis.

11/25/2025

The accelerating US governmental attack on funding any support for students from historically marginalized groups.

State department proposes excluding 38 institutions from Diplomacy Lab partnership including Harvard and Yale

11/21/2025

Will cross cultural communication studies survive this?

Exclusive: Trump administration proposal would exclude elite schools that use diversity, equity and inclusion hiring practices

11/18/2025

International Education Week is here! 🎉

As we kick off , we honor the students, educators, professionals, and partners who drive this work every day. International education advances learning, fosters understanding, and develops globally competent individuals.

Why are you proud to ? We’d love to hear your reflections, stories, or a small moment that reminds you why this field matters. (And don’t forget to tag NAFSA so we can help amplify your voice!)

Here’s to a meaningful week ahead, filled with inspiration and global connection. 🌐

(We'll see you today at 1 p.m. ET for a town hall launching IEW: https://bit.ly/4oD2JOZ - free to join)

11/18/2025

Immigrant rights advocates are calling on Minnesotans to photograph and record federal agents making immigration arrests to improve transparency.

11/18/2025

11/18/2025

International outlier: US immigration risks near-elimination of most work-related immigration, leaving only marriage and asylum as avenues.

Rep. Marjorie Taylor Greene (R-Ga.) announced plans Thursday to introduce a bill that will “aggressively” phase out the H-1B visa program and eventually eliminate it completely. The proposal comes …

11/18/2025

When academic research and advocacy trigger the worst.

Mark Bray has become one of the highest-profile people caught up in Donald Trump’s efforts to target Antifa