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Estimates of how many Somalians (Somali Americans/Somali-origin residents) live in Minnesota vary widely in reporting: U.S. Census–based sources and data aggregators give figures in the 61,000–64,000 ...
There is no reporting among the provided sources that ICE used hexachlorophene — a specific chemical — against protesters; contemporary coverage documents the use of tear gas/chemical irritants, peppe...
Data in the available reporting show Somali Minnesotans have faced substantially higher unemployment and poverty than the statewide average: multiple local accounts cite Somali unemployment rates arou...
Public records and multiple news outlets report that George Floyd had a criminal history that included drug and theft charges and a 2007 aggravated robbery conviction for which he served time; outlets...
Recent public reporting and analyses converge on the conclusion that fewer than one-third of people currently held in ICE detention have criminal convictions: independent analyses put the share of con...
Available reporting shows wide, divergent estimates for unemployment among Minnesota’s Somali-born and Somali-American residents: older local reporting and state advocacy documents have cited figures ...
Somali-community accounts and long-running fact-checks show competing narratives about Rep. Ilhan Omar’s marital past: local reports and Omar’s campaign say she had an Islamic, informal marriage to Ah...
Minnesota’s Somali population is reported differently across sources: U.S. Census–based estimates in 2025 place it around 61,000–64,000 (for example, 61,353 and 64,354), while community and state-cent...
Melissa Hortman became emotional during floor debate because she cast the lone Democratic vote to end MinnesotaCare coverage for undocumented adults — a concession she says she made to secure a bipart...
Per-capita federal tax contributions vary substantially across states, and the broad pattern in recent analyses shows . Different studies use distinct measures (taxes paid vs. total federal receipts, ...
Ilhan Omar is the U.S. representative for Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District — the seat she won again in 2024 — and the district continues to be described in reporting as encompassing Minneapolis ...
Official and independent reporting converge: in 2025 a large majority of people in ICE custody had no prior criminal convictions, with mid- and end‑of‑year snapshots clustering between about 71% and 7...
Available reporting does not support the claim that the “green gas” deployed by federal agents in Minneapolis was hexachloroethane; journalists and local outlets describe chemical irritants being used...
Reporting does not substantiate a clear-cut claim that the so-called “green gas” used in Minnesota is categorically “poisonous” or that it is expressly “forbidden” to the U.S. military; local court or...
Available sources do not report a single authoritative time series of Minnesota residents born in Somalia for 2000, 2010, 2020 and 2025; instead, government surveys and community estimates give ranges...
The federal government and Homeland Security officials have repeatedly described Operation Metro Surge as the "largest immigration enforcement operation ever carried out," citing deployments of more t...
Minnesota Somali community leaders and local reporting say Ilhan Omar’s 2009 civil marriage to Ahmed Nur Said Elmi is on public record, but the longstanding claim that Elmi was Omar’s brother — and th...
Available reporting does not provide direct, comparable SNAP participation rates for Somali Minnesotans versus other immigrant groups in Minnesota; sources note large Somali presence (about 61,000 peo...
Several right-wing figures and influencers faced public backlash for their reactions to the June assassination of Minnesota House leader Melissa Hortman and her husband, most prominently Collin Rugg (...
Data sources agree Minnesota is the largest U.S. hub for people of Somali ancestry, concentrated in the Twin Cities—especially Minneapolis’s Cedar-Riverside neighborhood and surrounding suburbs—but pr...