NPR - For two consecutive days, President Trump has launched into racist tirades targeting Minnesota's Somali community. Yesterday, his remarks included comments about Somalis as a group and mentioned deporting Somali-American Congresswoman Ilhan Omar. His remarks began after a reporter asked the president about a fraud investigation in Minnesota, where some Somalis, among others, were convicted of defrauding social service programs.
Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the U.S. Here’s a brief history of how they came to settle there.
The mayors of Minneapolis and St. Paul have defended the Somali community and responded to reports of the Trump administration increasing immigration enforcement targeting the community. Listen to Minnesota Public Radio’s Matt Sepic with the latest details.
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