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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...
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...
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...
Since 2024 the largest enforcement deployments reported in U.S. cities have centered on the Twin Cities (–) and , with major activity also documented in and wide state-level surges in , and ; reportin...
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...
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...
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 ...
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...
and , says detained her for two days, used force that caused a concussion, and hurled a during an arrest at an apartment complex; she was released without charges and has visible bandaging and no docu...
Federal immigration raids and a large deployment of / and other federal agents in were widely reported in January 2026, accompanied by arrests, forceful encounters and at least one deadly shooting; ho...
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...
are being deployed to a mix of cities across the country — prominently to and other urban areas — as part of a large, multi-pronged enforcement campaign that has involved , , support and even and acti...
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,...
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...
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 ...
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...