As we move on, let’s not forget the people still locked away

By: J. Patrick Coolican

Outlets: Minnesota Reformer

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 648

Last Updated: 2 months, 1 week ago

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I’ve noticed this week that the volunteers who had been greeting us at the door of my 4-year-old’s child care center aren’t there anymore.

I take it as another small sign of normalcy, which many Minnesotans rightly crave after months of federal quasi-occupation. “Fade far away, dissolve, and quite forget,” wrote John Keats.

For so many Minnesotans, however, there’s no forgetting because they are locked in a cage.

Sahan Journal reported …

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