Salem refugee community seeks state support in era of turmoil

Luke Glaze worried when he saw federal actions in Minnesota involving refugees.

The federal government in January launched an immigration enforcement operation to reevaluate the status of around 5,600 refugees living in Minnesota. Federal officials ultimately detained dozens of people, flying them to detention facilities in Texas, where they were questioned for days. Those released had no ticket back home.

Glaze is executive director of Salem for Refugees, which works to resettle and support…