Trump says he’s terminating legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota
WASHINGTON (AP) — President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” terminating temporary legal protections for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, further targeting a program seeking to limit deportations that his administration has already repeatedly sought to weaken. Minnesota has the nation’s largest Somali community. Many fled the long civil war in their east […]
As several federal agencies continue to focus on Minnesota, President Donald Trump took a few minutes Tuesday to disparage some state leaders and the Somali community. The president, during a Cabinet meeting at the White House, called Gov. Tim Walz “grossly incompetent” before turning his attention to U.S. Rep. Ilhan…
A Republican state senator from Minnesota is sticking up for the Somali community after President Donald Trump’s disparaging comments toward them last week. In a letter to Trump, Sen. Jim Abeler (R-Anoka) said he “was surprised” to hear the president call the Somali community “garbage.” Trump made the comment during…
Community leaders with the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) are speaking out on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement activities in Minnesota that they say have “disproportionately impacted members of Minnesota’s Somali community.” Since ICE began “Operation Metro Surge” last week, chaotic scenes in Minneapolis’ Cedar-Riverside neighborhood have gained widespread attention,…