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Somali Minnesotans respond to ICE arrests with new community network How are ICE actions affecting Somali Minnesotans? Join us December 16, live on Instagram, as we chat with Sen. Zaynab Mohamed about ICE arrests and a new community task force to address immigration en...

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Join Sahan Journal Live on Instagram at 1 p.m. on Tuesday, December 16, for a conversation with Minnesota Senator @zaynabmmohamed.bsky.social. We’ll be discussing the recent immigration raids in Somali neighborhoods and a new community task force responding to ICE arrests.

Should you call 911 on ICE? What can local police do, if anything? Community members are calling 911 on ICE agents, but what can Minneapolis and St. Paul police do to investigate immigration enforcement?

Advocates say community members are rightfully concerned when masked, armed men show up at homes and businesses. Law professors say local police can investigate federal agents with some limitations.

Written by Mohamed Ibrahim.

Man, woman drive to police station with DHS agent trapped in vehicle A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man

A man and a woman are facing charges of assaulting a federal officer after Homeland Security Investigations agents tried to arrest the man.

Minneapolis City Council votes to strengthen separation ordinance The Minneapolis City Council approved changes to an ordinance Thursday that prohibits city employees from enforcing federal immigration laws.

The Minneapolis City Council approved changes to an ordinance Thursday that prohibits city employees from enforcing federal immigration laws.

‘Peace-Keepers’ traces Latina/x art and activism in the Twin Cities University of Minnesota assistant professor of Chicano and Latino Studies Jessica Lopez Lyman’s debut book “Place-Keepers: Latina/x Art, Performance, and Organizing in the Twin Cities” examines how ar...

Jessica Lopez Lyman’s debut book uncovers the artists, spaces and performances keeping Twin Cities Latina/x culture alive

By Myah Goff

Latino businesses offer free delivery for residents too fearful to leave home amid immigration operation Some Latino stores and markets in Minneapolis are offering free deliveries to customers who are too afraid to leave home due to immigration enforcement.

Some Latino stores and markets are offering free delivery for customers afraid to leave home due to immigration enforcement.

Written by Katelyn Vue

As court access shrinks, immigration cases decided behind closed doors Fort Snelling Immigration Court has increasingly denied access to court observers, mirroring trends across the country

Fort Snelling Immigration Court has increasingly denied access to court observers, mirroring trends across the country.

By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

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U.S. citizen offered to show I.D. but was arrested by immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside A Somali U.S. citizen, Mubashir, was arrested by federal immigration officers in Cedar-Riverside Tuesday during a mass enforcement.

A Somali man from Minneapolis says officers refused to view his I.D. and drove him to immigration court and ICE offices before releasing him.

Written by Katelyn Vue.

How Minnesota became the center of the Somali diaspora Minnesota is home to more than 80,000 ethnic Somalis, the largest community outside of Africa.

Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community outside of Africa. Why did they come and what impact have they had?

Written by Andrew Hazzard.

Hmong parents plan one-day boycott of St. Paul Public Schools As St. Paul Public Schools weighs changes to its Hmong cultural school, parents plan a stay-at-home day to urge faster action on space needs and program stability.

Parents at Txuj Ci HMong Language and Culture School want the school board to vote on a short-term solution to ease overcrowding — and are tired of feeling invisible.

Written by @bzosiad.bsky.social

Trump’s rhetoric about Somali Minnesotans endangers public health President Donald Trump’s recent remarks labeling Somalis in Minnesota as “garbage,” represents a calculated element in broader rhetoric.

OPINION: President Donald Trump’s recent remarks labeling Somalis in Minnesota as “garbage,” represents a calculated element in broader rhetoric.

By Muna Saleh

From the inside: Minnesota artists share stories from behind bars Also this weekend: a Christmas play by New Native Theatre and a Syrian film screening at New City Center.

Things to do this weekend in Minneapolis and St. Paul include an art exhibit by Minnesota prisoners, a Christmas play by New Native Theatre and a Syrian film screening at New City Center.

Written by Myah Goff

Feds confirm 12 immigration arrests in Twin Cities ‘Operation Metro Surge’ The U.S. Department of Homeland Security said immigration officials arrested 12 people as part of Operation Metro Surge in Minneapolis, including five Somali, six Mexican and one El Salvadoran.

The U.S. Department of Homeland Security says the arrestees have criminal records; five are Somali, six Mexican and one El Salvadoran.

Written by Katelyn Vue

Opinion: How much does it cost to buy a Minn. school board race? A political action committee called Excellence Minnesota collected a $157,000 war chest to spend in support of right-wing school board candidates across four Minnesota school districts. They are likel...

A political action committee called Excellence Minnesota collected a $157,000 war chest to spend in support of right-wing school board candidates across four Minnesota school districts. They are likely to target other races in 2026, legal fellow @ksteinberg29.bsky.social writes.

‘Creating fear and chaos’: ICE officials target Somali neighborhoods, scoop up U.S. citizens in sweep Local activists reported a series of arrests across the Twin Cities, including outside Somali housing areas, malls and at a Latino day labor spot, after a contingent of ICE agents descended on the Twi...

Local activists reported a series of arrests across the Twin Cities, including outside Somali housing areas, malls and at a Latino day labor spot, after a contingent of ICE agents descended on the Twin Cities.

Written by Katelyn Vue, Andrew Hazzard, Atra Mohamed and Joey Peters.

Have you or someone you know experienced or witnessed an ICE arrest? Have you come into contact with an ICE agent? Let us know. Sahan Journal is reporting on the evolving changes to immigration enforcement in Minnesota. If you have story ideas or tips, please share them with us.

Sahan Journal is reporting on the evolving changes to immigration enforcement in Minnesota. If you have story ideas or tips, please share them with us.

Twin Cities leaders condemn reported immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, police Chief Brian O'Hara and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter condemned reports of increased federal immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants in Minnesota.

Minneapolis, St. Paul leaders condemn reports of immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants

Written by Katelyn Vue

What’s behind the deportation of Southeast Asians in Minnesota? Why are decades-old criminal cases leading to ICE actions against Hmong people, Cambodians, and other Southeast Asians in Minnesota? Sahan spoke to Montha Chum, community advocate and MN8 executive di...

What you need to know about the deportation of Southeast Asian people in Minnesota

Written by Hannah Ihekoronye

Minneapolis, St. Paul leaders condemn reports of immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, police Chief Brian O'Hara and St. Paul Mayor Melvin Carter condemned reports of increased federal immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants in Minnesota.

An immigrant rights organization says they’ve received reports that four Somali residents and one Latino resident were arrested by federal agents Monday and Tuesday.

Written by Katelyn Vue

Live: Minneapolis officials address reports of immigration enforcement against Somali immigrants in Minnesota Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and police Chief Brian O'Hara are hosting a news conference Tuesday afternoon about reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be targeting Somali immigran...

Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and police Chief Brian O'Hara are hosting a news conference Tuesday afternoon about reports that U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement will be targeting Somali immigrants in Minnesota.

Written by Katelyn Vue

How the ‘Slate for Change’ strategy played out in the Minneapolis mayoral election The alliance between Minneapolis mayoral candidates Omar Fateh, Rev. DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton failed to unseat Jacob Frey.

About 27% of all voters in the Minneapolis mayoral election ranked all three “Slate for Change” candidates — Omar Fateh, Rev. DeWayne Davis and Jazz Hampton.

Written by Cynthia Tu.

Family of man swept up in St. Paul raid say agents had no warrant A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members of a second man swept up in the operation say they were taunted and humiliated during a ...

A day after an immigration raid outside an East Side home devolved into clashes with protesters, family members say they were taunted and humiliated during a standoff with federal agents.

By Shubhanjana Das

How did protesters arrive so quickly at Bro-Tex ICE raid in St. Paul? Within minutes of ICE arriving at Bro-Tex in St. Paul, constitutional observers were on scene and protesters came soon after. Here’s how immigrant advocacy groups prepared a rapid response to the raid...

Within minutes of ICE arriving at Bro-Tex in St. Paul, constitutional observers were on scene and protesters came soon after. Here’s how immigrant advocacy groups prepared a rapid response to the raid.

By @ncsscibelli.bsky.social

What you need to know as an immigrant traveling by air As the Trump administration ramps up federal immigration enforcement, it’s making travel more fraught for many immigrants planning to leave and return to the U.S. over the holidays.

Those traveling to countries that fall under Trump’s travel ban may face increased screening. So will those traveling under a foreign passport.

Former basketball coach gets life sentence in child sex-abuse case Former Twin Cities basketball coach and teacher Aaron Hjermstad was sentenced to life in prison Tuesday for sexually assaulting a dozen children.

Aaron Hjermstad’s charges stem from thousands of videos authorities found in his car after he fled the state in 2021. Authorities say there could be more than 120 victims in the videos.

Council member criticizes St. Paul police conduct during federal arrest Hundreds of demonstrators confronted dozens of federal agents and St. Paul police Tuesday as authorities arrested a man at a home on Rose Avenue on the East Side.

St. Paul police used tear gas and pepper spray Tuesday as hundreds of demonstrators confronted them and dozens of federal agents on the city’s East Side.

Inside one of Minnesota’s largest legal marijuana harvests As Minnesota’s cannabis industry gets up and running, both state officials and consumers are counting on tribal cannabis businesses to help meet some of the initial demand for legal marijuana.

As Minnesota’s cannabis industry gets up and running, both state officials and consumers are counting on tribal cannabis businesses to help meet some of the initial demand for legal marijuana.

Golden Valley concert honors Somali music legend Salaad Darbi One of the most prominent musical personalities in Minnesota’s Somali community, Salaad Darbi, will be honored at a concert on Nov. 22 in Golden Valley.

One of the most prominent musical personalities in Minnesota’s Somali community, Salaad Darbi, will be honored at a concert on Nov. 22 in Golden Valley.

By Mohamud Farah

Two Bro-Tex employees arrested during St. Paul raid, advocates say Immigration advocates say a St. Paul father and his brother were arrested in Tuesday’s federal raid at Bro-Tex Inc.

Immigration advocates say a St. Paul father and his brother were arrested in Tuesday’s federal raid at Bro-Tex Inc.