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Sahan Journal

American online news site

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Jan 11, 2026
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Jonathan Ross ice agent excessive force complaints

The ICE agent identified as Jonathan Ross has become the focal point of contested excessive-force allegations after he fatally shot Renee Nicole Good in Minneapolis; his record includes a high-profile...

Jan 15, 2026
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Did ice shoot a 6month old

There is no credible reporting that an ICE agent shot a six‑month‑old infant; contemporary coverage instead documents that a family’s van was hit with flash‑bangs and tear gas during clashes in north ...

Dec 17, 2025
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What documentation exists about Colonel Nur Omar’s military service and public records from Somalia before 1991?

Available documentation about Colonel Nur Omar Mohamed’s pre-1991 military career is limited to obituary accounts, contemporaneous interviews with former colleagues, media reporting that repeats those...

Jan 16, 2026

Was a baby pepper sprayed in a van in mn

Multiple local news outlets and eyewitness accounts report that federal agents deployed chemical agents during confrontations in Minneapolis and that a family traveling in a van — including a 6‑month‑...

Dec 14, 2025

What percentage of somalians voted for trump

Available reporting does not provide a single, authoritative percentage for “what percentage of Somalis voted for Trump.” Multiple outlets document that some Somali and Somali‑American voters supporte...

Jan 12, 2026

What independent investigations exist into allegations about Nur Omar Mohamed’s activities in Somalia?

Independent, publicly documented investigations that directly allege or prove that Nur Omar Mohamed personally committed war crimes or genocidal acts in Somalia do not appear to exist in the record as...

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...

Jan 25, 2026

How do legal observers and ‘ICE Watch’ groups operate, and what protections or liabilities do volunteers have during enforcement actions?

Legal observers and “ Watch” volunteers are organized community networks trained to document , alert neighbors, connect detainees to lawyers and provide post-event support; they operate through hotlin...

Jan 19, 2026

Minnesota donations supporting anti ice protesters

Philanthropic and grassroots dollars have flowed to Minnesota efforts opposing recent ICE operations through a mix of national foundation grants, intermediary fiscal-sponsorship channels, local mutual...

Jan 15, 2026

Is ice using racial profiling?

Available reporting shows strong, repeated allegations that ICE and other DHS agents have engaged in practices that amount to racial profiling—especially against Latino, Native American, and other peo...

Jan 16, 2026

How many Somali refugees have settled in Minnesota since 1990 and how many are naturalized U.S. citizens?

Two parallel threads of official reporting and news coverage show that Minnesota received at least tens of thousands of Somali refugees after 1990 — administrative tallies put total Somali refugee arr...

Jan 23, 2026

How many people have been sentenced (not just charged) in the Feeding Our Future cases, and where can one find updated court records?

Available reporting shows multiple convictions and a string of sentencing outcomes in the prosecutions, but no single public source in the materials provided supplies a definitive, up‑to‑date tally of...

Dec 4, 2025

How do 2024 Somali-American voting patterns compare to 2016 and 2020?

Local reporting and post‑election surveys indicate a measurable shift of Somali‑American voters toward Republicans in 2024 compared with 2016 and 2020: polls show Somali support for the Democratic tic...

Dec 18, 2025

What official records or charges, if any, were filed after the Minneapolis ICE operation on Dec 16, 2025?

The public record in the reporting provided shows federal immigration authorities made multiple arrests during the Minneapolis Operation Metro Surge in early–mid December 2025, with the Department of ...

Jan 26, 2026

How many violent criminals have been arrested as part of Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis

and have repeatedly framed as targeting the “worst of the worst,” and their releases list examples of murderers, rapists, pedophiles and gang members arrested during the campaign, but the available re...

Dec 19, 2025

Which US states had the highest Somali-American voter participation in 2024?

Available reporting points to Minnesota as the single state with the clearest, best-documented high Somali‑American electoral engagement in 2024, with secondary evidence suggesting active Somali commu...

Dec 4, 2025

How have polling trends in Minnesota's 5th District compared to national House/SD polling for Omar's races since the allegations?

Ilhan Omar has consistently won Minnesota’s 5th Congressional District by comfortable margins and remained the clear favorite in local polling and election results even after controversy and allegatio...

Dec 4, 2025

What was the voting turnout rate among Somali-American eligible voters in 2024?

There is no single published figure in the supplied reporting that gives a nationwide turnout rate specifically for "Somali‑American eligible voters" in 2024; available sources discuss high local enga...

Jan 17, 2026

How many people have been sentenced in the Feeding Our Future case and what penalties were imposed?

A growing number of defendants in the Feeding Our Future federal fraud investigation have been convicted and sentenced, with reporting documenting at least dozens of convictions and sentences that inc...

Jan 11, 2026

Are there court filings or divorce decrees confirming Ilhan Omar’s divorce timeline?

Court records show Rep. Ilhan Omar filed for dissolution of marriage to Ahmed Hirsi in Hennepin County in October 2019 and that the marriage was later legally dissolved in Minnesota in April 2021, wit...