Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S
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We must ensure that America’s promise to protect the persecuted is never extended to persecutors, fraudsters, or those who exploit our generosity.
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.
No new Somali refugees have entered the U.S. since Donald Trump took office on Jan. 20, the State Department reveals.
Wisconsin gubernatorial candidate Tom Tiffany reintroduced a bill that allows state and local officials to bock refugee resettlements.
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Anxiety grips Minneapolis’s Somali community as immigration agents zero in on the Twin Cities
The specter of the Trump administration’s immigration crackdown looms over the Somali diaspora in the Twin Cities – home to the nation’s largest Somali population.
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Minnesota's Somali community: 30 years of growth
The Somali community in Minnesota has a rich history, shaped by migration and integration over the past 30 years.
The president's targeting of Somali Americans is sparking fear, anxiety and worries about political violence.
Senate Majority Leader Kayse Jama, who fled war and famine in Somalia before building a political career in Oregon, criticized the president's "callous insult."
Ilhan Omar, born in Mogadishu, Somalia, in 1982, came to the United States as a refugee after fleeing civil war.