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Minnesota’s Somali residents are served by a mix of long-established Somali-led nonprofits (Confederation of Somali Community in Minnesota/CSCM, Somali Community Resettlement Services, Somali Multi Se...
Federal refugee resettlement in 2025 is centered on the U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP), which historically is run by the State Department in cooperation with DHS and HHS (archived State Dept....
In 2025, Somali refugee resettlement was managed through the traditional U.S. Refugee Admissions Program (USRAP) architecture—led overseas by the State Department’s Bureau of Population, Refugees, and...
Minnesota’s largest Somali populations are concentrated in Minneapolis (especially Cedar‑Riverside) and St. Paul, with smaller but visible communities in St. Cloud and other Twin Cities suburbs; recen...
Resettlement agencies and public services play decisive but constrained roles in determining where Somali refugees are placed: international and national agencies identify and prioritize cases, liaise...
Several Minnesota agencies and community groups assist Somali newcomers: statewide resettlement leads like Arrive Ministries (which says it has resettled more than 12,000 refugees in Minnesota) and th...