Andrea Pedro-Francisco

Sen. Tina Smith announces woman in need of medical care to be released from ICE detention

Andrea Pedro-Francisco was arrested on her way to work and sent to a Texas detention center a week before she was scheduled to have surgery to remove a large ovarian cyst. (Courtesy photo)WASHINGTON, N.D. (KVRR) — On Thursday, June 4, U.S. Senator Tina Smith (DFL) announced successfully securing the release of Andrea Pedro-Francisco from a U. S. Immigration and Customs…

Local community members and faith leaders demand the release of a Minnesota woman

FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) —  Local community and faith leaders are asking legislators to help secure the immediate release of a Minnesota woman who is being detained in Texas. The group met Andrea Pedro-Francisco, a Burnsville resident, on a visit they made to a Texas detention center through the Border Immersion Program. Andrea has lived in Minnesota for nearly seven years…

Local group to join calls for release of MN woman in ICE custody in Texas in need of urgent medical care

(U.S. Rep. Angie Craig/Facebook)FARGO, N.D. (KVRR) – Local community and faith leaders are joining the call for the release of a Burnsville, Minnesota woman in ICE custody in Texas. Last week, U.S. Rep. Angie Craig called on the Trump administration to release Andrea Pedro-Francisco. She is suffering from a tennis ball-sized ovarian cyst at risk of rupture and needs urgent…