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Investigations targeting Somali defendants and their impact on the community
Somali community leaders and advocacy groups in Minnesota have responded to the fraud allegations and the Office of the Legislative Auditor (OLA) report by vigorously denying broad-brush characterizat...
Civil‑rights organizations and Somali community groups have warned that the wave of fraud investigations targeting predominantly Somali defendants has fueled bias, harassment and real‑world harm to So...
Somali community leaders and advocacy groups in Minnesota have pushed back forcefully against broad-brush accusations, decried harassment and economic fallout from federal actions, sought meetings wit...
Somali community leaders and civil-rights groups responded to Trump-era policies with a mix of alarm, organized pushback, public solidarity campaigns and legal resistance, arguing the administration’s...
Local Somali community leaders and civil‑rights groups say the federal probes and viral media coverage have produced fear, harassment and stigmatization of Somali Americans even as they acknowledge th...
Somali community leaders in Minnesota have responded to fraud allegations and prosecutions by vocally distinguishing between a small number of defendants and the broader community, condemning both cri...
Minnesota’s policy responses to the fraud investigations have rapidly shifted from limited oversight to a mix of enforcement surges, program suspensions, audits and new legislation: federal agencies h...
A substantial share of Somali-headed households in Minnesota use means-tested public benefits: multiple reports cite that roughly half receive food assistance and about three-quarters have at least on...