# Office of New Americans *Minnesota state agency housed in the Department of Employment and Economic Development* The Office of New Americans is a [[Minnesota]] state office created in the 2023 legislative session at [[Minn. Stat. § 116J.4231]].[^1] It sits within the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED), and an interdepartmental council advises it.[^1] The statute requires the office to file an annual report (Subd. 3).[^1] The office's appropriation is $750,000 a year, provided through the One Minnesota Budget, which Walz signed on May 24, 2023.[^2] The office filed its FY25 statutory report on January 9, 2026.[^3] The office's documented outputs are these: it was named in statute, enacted, appropriated, staffed, and has filed its statutory reports.[^6] Assistant Commissioner [[Abdiwahab Mohamed]] is listed in connection with the office.[^3] On naming, the formal body is the Office of New Americans. "Office of New Minnesotans" is the State's own plain-language framing of the constituency the office serves, not the name of a separate historical agency.[^4] Before 2023, the relevant structures were the DHS [[Refugee Resettlement Programs Office]] and Minnesota's 2021 entry into a network of states working on the economic integration of New Americans.[^4] ## In the Minnesota record ### Who - An interdepartmental council advises the office.[^1] - Asst. Comm. Abdiwahab Mohamed is listed for the office.[^3] ### What - The office is a statutory body with a duty to file an annual report under Subd. 3 of § 116J.4231.[^1] ### When - Created in the 2023 legislative session.[^1] - The One Minnesota Budget, which funds the office, was signed May 24, 2023.[^2] - The FY25 statutory report was filed January 9, 2026.[^3] ### Where - Housed in the Department of Employment and Economic Development (DEED).[^1] ### How - Funded by appropriation through the One Minnesota Budget.[^2] ### How much - $750,000 a year.[^2] ## Litigation The companion record places a federal suit next to the office under the heading of the State's intake architecture.[^5] In *[[United States v. Walz (in-state tuition and North Star Promise)|United States v. Walz]]* (0:25-cv-02668), the United States challenged Minnesota's in-state-tuition and North Star Promise statutes.[^5] Judge Menendez dismissed the suit on March 27, 2026. According to the companion record, the dismissal rested substantially on standing, because the United States' "Take Care" duty did not connect it to enforcing the statutes, and on a failure to prove discrimination.[^5] Judgment was entered March 30, 2026. The United States has moved to appeal to the Eighth Circuit.[^5] The record shows a dismissal on standing that is now on appeal. It does not establish a merits holding on whether the challenged statutes are lawful. The matter remains pending.[^5] ## Notes [^1]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), §5 and note 32 — creation at Minn. Stat. § 116J.4231 in the 2023 session; housing in DEED; interdepartmental advisory council; statutory annual report (Subd. 3). The companion marks note 32 as primary-confirmed against the statute, but no primary URL is carried in this pack. Subject page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_New_Americans [^2]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), §5 and note 32 — $750,000 a year appropriated through the One Minnesota Budget, signed May 24, 2023. Subject page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_New_Americans [^3]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), §5 and note 32 — FY25 statutory report filed January 9, 2026; Asst. Comm. Abdiwahab Mohamed. Subject page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_New_Americans [^4]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), §5 and note 33 — naming caveat ("Office of New Minnesotans"); pre-2023 DHS Refugee Resettlement Programs Office and 2021 entry into the states' New-Americans economic-integration network. Subject page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_New_Americans [^5]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), §5 and note 38 — *United States v. Walz*, No. 0:25-cv-02668: challenge to the in-state-tuition and North Star Promise statutes; dismissal March 27, 2026; judgment March 30, 2026; appeal moved to the Eighth Circuit. Subject page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_New_Americans [^6]: *The Instrument No One Will Name* (densified, 2026-06-18), note 37 — states that the office was named, enacted, appropriated, staffed, and is filing its statutory reports. Subject page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Office_of_New_Americans