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Federal immigration policies

Federal immigration policies have impacted the Somali community in Minnesota, influencing who can come, stay, and naturalize.

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Feb 7, 2026

How have unauthorized immigrant population estimates in Minnesota changed since 2019 and why?

Officially published estimates put ’s unauthorized immigrant population higher in 2023 than in 2019, with reporting an increase of roughly 40,000 people to about 130,000 in 2023; independent data tool...

Jan 23, 2026

How have gaps in Somali civil records been used in political narratives about Somali‑American families?

— rooted in decades of state collapse, displacement and a strong oral-genealogy tradition — have been reframed by political actors as evidence of fraud, foreignness, or untrustworthiness in narratives...