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Ramsey County Sheriff issues statement on raid

By Tom Elko | 08.30.08 | 12:28 pm

The following statement was issued by the Ramsey County Sheriffs Department in regards to last nights raid on the RNC Welcoming Committee’s convergence space in downtown St. Paul:

On August 29, 2008 at 9:15 pm the Ramsey County

Video: St. Paul police raid convergence space

By Tom Elko | 08.30.08 | 10:42 am

In a video report from Submedia.tv, individuals caught in Friday night’s raid on the RNC Welcoming Committee’s “convergence site,” describe how they went from watching a movie to lying face down, handcuffed, with guns pointed at them.

Immigrant Rights Advocates March from Governor’s Home to Coleman’s

By Abdi Aynte | 03.05.07 | 3:21 pm

StopRaidsRallyFor the 200 people who marched Sunday from the governor’s mansion in St. Paul to U.S. Sen. Norm Coleman’s residence, the message was twofold: End workplace raids and reform immigration laws.

Eduardo Cardenas, a member of the…