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Available reporting does not give a single, definitive number for how many Somali Minnesotans in the Twin Cities are on “some form of welfare.” Census and local reporting place roughly 80,000–84,000 p...
Most reporting and census-based summaries say the vast majority of Somalis in Minnesota are U.S. citizens or legal residents: estimates put Minnesota’s Somali-descended population between about 76,000...
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 ...
Ilhan Omar is the target of renewed calls for denaturalisation and deportation tied to allegations of marriage and immigration fraud; legal experts and multiple outlets say denaturalisation is legally...
Minnesota hosts by far the largest Somali community in the United States—estimates in recent reporting put the state’s Somali population between roughly 64,000 and 107,000, with multiple outlets citin...
Estimates of Minnesota’s Somali population vary widely across reputable and partisan sources: recent mainstream reporting and research groups put the figure between about 61,000 and nearly 110,000, wi...
Available sources disagree widely on counts but consistently report that Minnesota hosts the largest Somali community in the United States; recent estimates cited range from "more than 32,000" (Census...
Minnesota is widely reported as home to the nation’s largest Somali population — U.S. Census/ACS–based aggregations place the state’s Somali population around 61,000–64,000 in recent 2025 compilations...
Somali Americans show mixed employment and poverty signals: survey-era U.S. figures report roughly 58% employment for working‑age Somali Americans and 5.1% self‑employment nationally (62% and 5.9% in ...
Estimates for the Somali population in Minnesota in 2025 vary widely depending on the source and method: recent U.S. Census–based analyses put the Somali count near 61,000–64,000 (e.g., 61,353 and 64,...
The best available 2025 city-level estimates point to Minneapolis as by far the largest concentration of Somalia-born residents in Minnesota, followed at a distance by St. Paul and St. Cloud; smaller ...
The core claim is that New York City, followed by several Sunbelt and legacy immigrant cities (Los Angeles, Chicago, Houston, Dearborn/Detroit metro, Paterson, Minneapolis–St. Paul, Philadelphia, and ...
Available reporting shows Somali Americans make measurable economic contributions at local and national levels: a 2024 University of Minnesota study (reported by multiple outlets) estimated Somali Min...
Minnesota is experiencing sustained, large demonstrations and local alarm after the Jan. 7 fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration agent, with protests in Minneapolis and solidari...
Reporting from multiple national and local outlets shows that a man named David Easterwood is listed as a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul and strongly appears to be the same David Easterwood ident...
Video and contemporaneous reporting indicate the man pulled from a St. Paul home in his underwear and a blanket was identified by community sources and local reporting as a U.S. citizen and — accordin...
Yes — multiple news organizations and local reporting document Homeland Security/ICE teams conducting door‑to‑door operations in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area as part of a large federal surge; those o...
Multiple mainstream outlets report that a man named David Easterwood is listed as a pastor at Cities Church in St. Paul and that a David Easterwood has served as the acting field office director for U...
There are multiple precedents of government-run or government-supported grocery retail both in the United States and internationally, and their outcomes are mixed: some projects have improved local bu...
City-level source estimates show Minneapolis and St. Paul each hosting substantial but smaller direct city populations of Somali residents in 2025 (Minneapolis ~19,870; St. Paul ~6,669) while Columbus...