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Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.
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Most Somalis in the state are U.S. citizens or legal permanent residents, making the pool of people who would be subject to removal small. And the frigid weather may limit agents’ search.
ICE began enhanced operations in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area this week, as President Trump rails against Somali people in Minnesota.
As the Trump administration prepares to deploy 100 ICE agents to Minnesota, home to an estimated 87,000 people with Somali ties, Lutheran church leaders are pushing back against federal immigration
This happened Tuesday during identification checks amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on the community.
Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States, a community that, over the last three decades,.
In Minnesota, Somali Americans have been in fear since President Trump called them “garbage.” ICE raids across the state have led to over a dozen arrests, prompting many to carry their U.S. passports to protect against wrongful arrests.