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For Some Refugees, Immigration Actions in Twin Cities Are Familiar - Pioneer Press

Published January 25, 2026

Alison Beckman, senior clinician for external relations, is quoted in an article by Frederick Melo about how people who survived torture in other countries and fled to Minnesota are impacted by the highly militarized immigration enforcement in the state. Ally said that clients are not able to leave their homes out of fear of the unjustified militarized ICE enforcement, noting, “This is exactly what our clients have fled from.”

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