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Minnesota Somali Refugee Arrival

The arrival of Somali refugees in Minnesota.

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Jan 17, 2026
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How many Somali refugees were resettled to the U.S. by year during the 1990s refugee crises?

The record is clear that Somali refugee resettlement to the United States began in the early 1990s and accelerated through the mid‑ and late‑1990s, but authoritative, publicly available year‑by‑year t...

Jan 26, 2026
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Which Minnesota mosques and Islamic organizations led Somali resettlement efforts and what programs did they run?

The initial in was built through a mix of grassroots Somali organizations and mosques concentrated in ’s , with the cited as the oldest Somali group assisting resettlement and identified as the first ...