President Trump made inflammatory comments about Somali immigrants living in the U.S on Tuesday. His comments come amid reports that the administration is planning to launch an Immigration and Customs ...

Democratic Minneapolis mayoral candidate and state Sen. Omar Fateh, left, speaks at a news conference alongside U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., right, outside of Minneapolis City Hall on Monday, Oct.

Minnesota Lt. Gov. Peggy Flanagan (D) said Wednesday the Minnesotan Somali community is part of “the fabric of our state,” comments that follow attacks on Somalis from President Trump. “I just watched ...

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 ...

A broad swath of religious leaders packed into a south Minneapolis mosque on Thursday to show solidarity and condemn ongoing attacks from President Donald Trump against Minnesota’s Somali community.

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 ...

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara apologized to the Somali community for a comment he made connecting "East African kids" to crime. "The Somali community here in Minneapolis has been welcoming and ...

President Donald Trump called a bloc of Somali migrants to Minnesota "garbage" who rely too heavily on the U.S. welfare state, as ICE reportedly eyes ramped-up immigration enforcement in the Twin ...

Ali-Guban Mohamed links a recent welfare fraud scandal in Minnesota's Somali community to patterns of corruption under Mohamed Siad Barre's former dictatorship in Somalia. Some former officials and ...

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 ...

MINNEAPOLIS — Even for a president who has long made clear he’s no fan of Somalia, the latest round of White House contempt was a shock Wednesday in the country’s largest Somali community. “They ...

About 700 Somali immigrants are currently allowed to live and work in the United States under a program for people fleeing countries in turmoil. By Nicholas Bogel-Burroughs President Trump intends to ...