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.

Democratic Rep. Pramila Jayapal of Washington claimed during a Thursday appearance on MS NOW that deporting Somalis accused of scamming Minnesota’s welfare programs would harm the American economy.

Inside Somalia, the current threat remains primarily from al-Shabab, which holds some rural areas and periodically targets the capital, Mogadishu, with devastating attacks. A truck bombing in the heart of Mogadishu in 2017 killed well over 100 people. Another in 2019 killed dozens more. Targets have also included the presidential palace and hotels.

MINNEAPOLIS (FOX 9) - Elected officials say the Somali community is under attack, and they want it to stop. The Somali community has been in Minnesota for a long time. Leaders in that community now say they and other immigrant communities are being unfairly targeted.

U.S. airstrikes in Somalia more than double under Trump, targeting ISIS and al-Shabab terrorists in coordinated operations with Somali government.

Instead of using the power of the presidency to bring our country together, President Trump chose to attack an American immigrant community,' say Democratic lawmakers - Anadolu Ajansı

Somali-Americans tell of their heightened fear after the US president intensified his criticism of the community.