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Minnesota Reformer

News website in Minnesota, USA

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Jan 17, 2026
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Did Minneapolis police officers resign and work for ICE

There is clear, repeated reporting that multiple federal prosecutors and senior Justice Department civil‑rights officials resigned in protest over how the DOJ handled the ICE shooting in Minneapolis ....

Jan 26, 2026
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Was there a big drug bust in minneapolis a few days ago

Yes — in the last week federal and local law enforcement executed multiple high-profile drug enforcement actions in the that officials and court filings tie to the seizure of hundreds of pounds of met...

Dec 15, 2025
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Was a white women revealed as the organizer of Somali fraud operation?

Reports say at least 77 people have been charged in multiple Minnesota fraud probes and many defendants are Somali; prosecutors and news outlets note that a white Minnesota woman alleged to be a ringl...

Jan 26, 2026

What specific investor complaints or lawsuits have been filed against eStCru and what are their statuses?

Reporting to date describes at least one public investor allegation that individuals tied to persuaded an investor to make a $300,000 placement promising outsized returns, and news accounts frame the ...

Jan 17, 2026

Did officers quit Minneapolis police for ice

There is no reporting in the provided sources that Minneapolis Police Department (MPD) officers quit MPD to join U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE); the departures widely documented are fe...

Jan 17, 2026

Did protesters take over into the capital in minnesota

Multiple outlets document large, coordinated protests at the Minnesota State Capitol in mid‑January 2026 and in earlier 2025 rallies, with crowds ranging from hundreds to tens of thousands gathering o...

Dec 15, 2025

How much money does Minnesota government pay to Somalian immigrants annually?

Available reporting does not provide a single, definitive annual dollar figure for how much Minnesota government pays to Somalian immigrants; estimates and assertions vary widely across outlets and ad...

Nov 27, 2025

Did this happpen with Kennedy “Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, on recorded call, March 14, 2023: ‘When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck.’”

A widely shared quote — “When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck.” — has circulated about Rep. Ilhan Omar; available reporting shows she gave remarks to a Somali audience that...

Dec 8, 2025

How many Somali immigrants and U.S.-born Somali Americans live in Minnesota in 2025?

Estimates for Minnesotans of Somali descent in 2024–25 cluster between roughly 61,000 and 107,000 people, depending on the data source and definition used: some Census-derived American Community Surve...

Dec 3, 2025

Has Ilhan Omar publicly addressed accusations about her alleged quote regarding Somalia?

Ilhan Omar has publicly responded to recent attacks and policy moves targeting Somali migrants and herself, including a direct reply on X after President Trump called her and Somali Americans “garbage...

Jan 18, 2026

Did Minnesota police join ice

Local and state law enforcement in Minnesota are not uniformly joining ICE operations: Minneapolis Police have publicly distanced themselves and adopted policies limiting cooperation with ICE, while a...

Dec 14, 2025

What is the professional and immigration background of ilhan omar's spouse?

Tim Mynett, whom Rep. Ilhan Omar married in 2020, is described in major reporting as a political consultant and strategist who previously worked on Omar’s campaign and has founded venture and consulti...

Nov 28, 2025

“Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, recorded call, March 14, 2023: ‘When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck.’”

Available reporting shows a viral claim that Rep. Ilhan Omar said on March 14, 2023, “When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck” is circulating online but is not substantiated i...

Dec 13, 2025

What exact statement did Ilhan Omar reportedly make about Somalia and America on March 14, 2023?

Available reporting shows controversy over a remark attributed to Rep. Ilhan Omar in early 2024–2025 about prioritizing Somalia over the United States; investigators and multiple outlets say the phras...

Jan 15, 2026

Somalians in Minnesota

Minnesota hosts the largest Somali community in the United States, concentrated in the Twin Cities, but estimates of its size vary widely across sources — from roughly 43,000 Somalia-born residents to...

Jan 26, 2026

What other public statements has Governor Walz made about ICE and immigration enforcement, and where are their transcripts or videos archived?

has repeatedly and publicly condemned the and surge in , called for the removal or scaling back of federal agents, urged Minnesotans to document ICE activity, and defended local resistance; those stat...

Dec 1, 2025

Has any recording or transcript verified Ilhan Omar saying 'When Somalia calls, I answer first' or similar words?

No available recording or complete, reliable transcript in the provided reporting shows Ilhan Omar saying the exact phrase “When Somalia calls, I answer first” or the widely circulated “Somalians firs...

Nov 27, 2025

Did Kennedy say “Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, on recorded call, March 14, 2023: ‘When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck.’”

Available reporting shows no reliable source that quotes Senator John Kennedy saying, “Congresswoman Ilhan Omar, on recorded call, March 14, 2023: ‘When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just ...

Nov 28, 2025

Has Rep. Ilhan Omar publicly confirmed or denied saying, 'When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck'?

Available reporting in the provided set does not show Rep. Ilhan Omar publicly confirming the exact quote “When Somalia calls, I answer first. America is just the paycheck.” Multiple outlets cite clip...

Nov 29, 2025

Is Vance Boelter affiliated with the Republican party?

Public records and reporting show Vance Boelter has a mixed paper trail: he registered as a Republican in Oklahoma in the early 2000s and friends say he voted for and supported Donald Trump, but Minne...