Trump, Somali and Minnesota
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Minnesota hosts the nation’s largest Somali population, the result of decades of refugee resettlements and growing American-born families. Beginning in 1993, hundreds and then thousands of Somali immigrants each year fled war and instability in the East African country to resettle in Minnesota.
FOX 9's Mike Manzoni has a breakdown of Somali population statistics in Minnesota. Driver of Tesla that went airborne in deadly Southern California crash identified
ICE plans to target undocumented Somali immigrants after Donald Trump told Somali Americans to “go back to where they came from.”
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Anxiety grips Minneapolis’s Somali community as immigration agents zero in on the Twin Cities
Men sat in barber chairs, women browsed colorful garments at the boutiques and patrons sampled fried sambusas and rice dishes at the eateries, sometimes as the Muslim call to prayer was sung at low volume over the loudspeakers.
An immigration operation in Minneapolis has begun, targeting mostly Somali immigrants, officials say. President Trump has repeatedly attacked Minnesota's Somali population, saying, "I don't want them in our country.
Members of the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations spoke to reporters as the state prepares for possible immigration enforcement operations that could focus on Somali immigr
Outrage followed. Lawmakers, including some Republicans, condemned the language as offensive. Even Trump sought to do damage control, denying in a social media post that he had used those words. On Tuesday,