Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey delivered two victory speeches on election night earlier this month: One to a mostly white crowd, and another to a mostly East African audience, where he briefly spoke in ...

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz (D) said Sunday that President Trump is “demonizing” Somali migrants in his state. “As far as demonizing our Somali community, maybe, he could help us on some things,” Walz ...

Abdi Samatar left Somalia and arrived in the United States 34 years ago with nothing. Now he’s a professor at the University of Minnesota, where he has watched with dismay as headlines pile up about ...

Jason Rantala joined WCCO as a reporter in June 2023. He's a Minnesota native and is thrilled to be telling the stories of those in his hometown. On Sunday, members of Minnesota's Somali community ...

Mogadishu — A Somali national was shot dead late Monday in Philippi, one of the high-crime townships on the outskirts of Cape Town, according to community sources. The victim, identified as Qaasin ...

President Donald Trump announced the immediate termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants in Minnesota. Trump cited gang activity and fraud as reasons for ending the deportation ...

On Friday, President Trump announced on social media that he is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants living in Minnesota, effective immediately. TPS has allowed thousands ...

Trump claimed that "Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER! President DJT." Minnesota has a ...

Last week, my colleague Ryan Thorpe and I broke a story about widespread fraud committed by Somalis in Minnesota. Members of the state’s Somali community allegedly participated in complex schemes ...

U.S. President Donald Trump said on Nov. 21 that he was immediately terminating the temporary deportation protections for Somalis living in Minnesota. "Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that ...

President Donald Trump says he’s “immediately” ending temporary legal protections for Somali migrants in Minnesota WASHINGTON -- President Donald Trump said Friday night that he’s “immediately” ...