5 things to know about the Somali community in Minnesota after
Dec 3, 2025 · Largest Somali American population in the US An estimated 260,000 people of Somali descent were living in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's annual American …
New ICE Operation Is Said to Target Somali Migrants in Twin Cities
Dec 2, 2025 · The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul said on Tuesday that they were alarmed by the prospect of a crackdown targeting Somalis in Minnesota, warning that it set the stage for rampant civil...
Somalis in Greater Minnesota feel ripple effects of ICE operations
16 hours ago · Somalis in Greater Minnesota feel ripple effects of Twin Cities ICE operations In small Minnesota corners, support and activism contrast with the harsh rhetoric coming from Washington, D.C.
Somalis in Minnesota say ICE agents already targeting their community
Dec 8, 2025 · Minnesota has the largest Somali community in the U.S. with roughly 87,000 residents, according to the AP. Most have been coming since the 1990s to escape a protracted civil war in …
Minnesota Somalis remain on edge in face of immigration operation …
Dec 8, 2025 · A week into an immigration operation buttressed by President Donald Trump’s disparagement of Somali immigrants in Minnesota, community members remain scared.
Anxiety grips Somali community in Minneapolis as ICE agents zero in …
Dec 4, 2025 · 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.
ICE operations targeting Somali immigrants underway in Twin Cities ...
Dec 3, 2025 · CBS News has confirmed Immigration and Customs Enforcement operations targeting Somali immigrants are underway in the Twin Cities. The enhanced action comes a day after …
How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.
Dec 3, 2025 · Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to settle there.
Minnesota Somali community faces 'volcano' of controversy
Dec 6, 2025 · Fear and anxiety among the nation's largest Somali population in Minnesota reached new heights after Trump's comments, in which he pointed to a massive fraud investigation.
As ICE raids target Minnesota Somalis, community hubs fall silent
Dec 19, 2025 · In several high-profile incidents, Somali Minnesotans have been pulled out of cars, dragged out of businesses, and targeted in immigration sweeps in Somali shopping areas such as …