Somali-Americans

• ICE Is a ‘Secret Police’ Americans Didn’t Ask For - Amid national protests, the round table convenes to debate what anti-ICE tactics should look like.
• Immigration raids in Minnesota fuel grassroots Somali activism - By Bianca Flowers MINNEAPOLIS, Jan 24 (Reuters) - When immigration agents began aggressive operations in Minneapolis last month, Kowsar Mohamed started knocking on doors, fielding late-night calls and
• Here’s a Look at Everything (and Everyone) Trump Assailed at Davos - President Trump’s verbal broadsides drew gasps and nervous laughter at the annual gathering of political and business leaders.
• ICE Arrested Dozens of Refugees in Minnesota and Sent Them to Texas, Lawyers Say - The refugees, many of them from Somalia, had passed security screenings before coming to the United States. The Trump administration has vowed to “re-examine thousands of refugee cases.”
• Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target. - A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s crackdown on immigrants.
• The ICE Shooting Came During an Operation Focused on Somali Immigrants - Federal immigration officials have stepped up enforcement activity in Minnesota amid a fraud scandal there that includes many people of Somali origin.
• ICE Sweeps Into Ohio, Stirring Fear Among Somalis and Other Immigrants - After Mayor Andrew Ginther of Columbus said that its policy prohibited local cooperation on immigration enforcement, Elon Musk called him a “traitor.”
• At Turning Point Fest, Vance Refuses to Take Sides in Fight Over Bigotry - The vice president’s plea for a big-tent coalition at an annual conservative gathering belied the cracks in his party over antisemitism, racism and conspiracy theories.
• ‘This Is So Anti-American’: Members Of The Somali Community Condemn Trump’s Racist Attacks - The president's targeting of Somali Americans is sparking fear, anxiety and worries about political violence.
• On Trump’s Insults, Somalia’s Prime Minister Says ‘It’s Better Not to Respond’ - President Trump referred to Somali immigrants as “garbage” during a White House meeting on Tuesday.