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4 days ago

Video: Somali Americans Are Carrying Proof of Citizenship Amid ICE Raids

Somali Americans in Minnesota are carrying U.S. passports and IDs out of fear of wrongful arrests after ICE raids and inflammatory presidential rhetoric.
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4 days ago

For the Millionth Time, Rep. Ilhan Omar Has to Call Out the Trump Admin's Racist Garbage

President Trump made demeaning remarks about Somali Americans and repeatedly targeted Rep. Ilhan Omar, prompting investigations and fear within the Somali community.
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1 week ago

Ilhan Omar says Trump attacks on Somali immigrants 'deflect attention' from scrutiny

President Trump continued verbal attacks on Minnesota's Somali community on Wednesday. During a tirade, Trump while discussing alleged fraud in Minnesota's social services systems called immigrants from Somalia "garbage" and said "they've destroyed our country." He also talked about deporting Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Minnesota Democrat who represents the largest Somali American population in the U.S. Omar, who immigrated to the U.S. at age 12 and is now a U.S. citizen, joined Morning Edition to discuss the president's remarks.
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