Minnesota, Donald Trump and Somali
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Trump has ramped up attacks on Somali Minnesotans since the report’s publication and pledged to revoke Temporary Protected Status from a few hundred members of the community. The Trump administration is reportedly planning to target undocumented members of the Twin Cities’ Somali community with immigration raids.
The president also continued his verbal attacks on Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., saying the first Somali American elected to Congress "shouldn’t be allowed to be a congresswoman."
Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent said Monday that the department has opened an investigation into allegations that Minnesota tax dollars were improperly diverted to the terrorist group al-Shabab during the Biden administration and under Democratic Gov. Tim Walz.
Trump calls Twin Cities Somali community "garbage" during cabinet meeting as reports emerge of planned ICE enforcement sweep targeting Minneapolis area.
During a closed-door White House meeting in his first term, President Donald Trump demanded to know why the U.S. was accepting immigrants from “shithole countries” like Haiti and some African nations,
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Trump turns up the heat on Minnesota’s Somali community with fierce rhetoric and new actions
Trump’s comments and new enforcement plans renew debate over Minnesota’s Somali community as leaders push back against claims and rising political tension.
The Democratic governor and 2024 vice presidential hopeful said the president is "not a good human being" for use of a slur and other comments.
Gov. Tim Walz fired back at President Trump on Sunday as he was asked whether he took responsibility for failing to stop fraud in Minnesota, defending Somali community against president's attacks.