"Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. On Tuesday, Trump called Somali immigrants "garbage" and said he wanted to send them "back to where they came from." He continued on Wednesday, saying, "they've destroyed our country and all they do is complain, complain, complain." The tirade came less than two weeks after Trump threatened to strip temporary legal protections from Somali migrants living in Minnesota."
"Trump and other conservatives have also recently seized on criminal investigations and news reports of fraud in Minnesota's social services system some of which was allegedly committed by Somalis to disparage the entire community. Now, U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans to target Minnesota and its Somali population in an upcoming immigration enforcement operation, The Associated Press and other outlets reported this week."
Nearly 80,000 people of Somali descent live in Minnesota, with about 78% concentrated in the Twin Cities. Somali immigrants in Minnesota have recently been targeted by hostile rhetoric from President Trump, including calls to send them "back to where they came from" and threats to remove temporary legal protections. Conservatives have highlighted criminal investigations and alleged fraud in the state’s social services system, sometimes linking those incidents to Somalis to tarnish the broader community. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement plans a focused enforcement operation in Minnesota. Early Somali arrivals in the late 1990s settled in Marshall and then the Twin Cities, finding work in meatpacking, hospitality, and taxi services.
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