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ICE Operation in Minnesota Will Focus on Somali Immigrants: Source

Administration to
Crack Down on
Somali Immigrants
in Minnesota: Source

Dec 3, 2025 2:30 AM CST

Administration to Crack Down on Somali Immigrants in Minnesota: Source

Source says targeted operation could impact hundreds

(Newser) - Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the US, according to a person familiar with the planning who spoke to the AP . The move comes as President Trump again on Tuesday escalated rhetoric about Minnesota's...

Vax Fears Could Be Making Minn. Measles Outbreak Worse

Why Minnesota's Measles
Outbreak Could Get Even Worse

May 5, 2017 1:35 PM CDT

Why Minnesota's Measles Outbreak Could Get Even Worse

Somali-Americans avoiding vaccines due to unfounded fears of autism

(Newser) - The Minnesota Department of Health has identified 34 cases so far in a measles outbreak, with a University of Minnesota infectious disease expert worried it's leading to a "gas-and-match situation" that will result in more cases and possibly even deaths, NPR reports. What health officials are worried may...

Autism Rates Soar in Biggest US Somali Community

Autism Rates Soar in US' Biggest Somali Community

Dec 17, 2013 1:54 AM CST

Autism Rates Soar in US' Biggest Somali Community

Minneapolis rates far above national average

(Newser) - A health puzzle in Minneapolis: Autism rates in the city are way above the national average, especially in the city's Somali-American community, which is the nation's biggest. Autism spectrum disorders affect around one in 88 American children, but the rate in Minneapolis is one in 48 overall, rising...

Ore. Terror Suspect Indicted

Nov 29, 2010 4:14 PM CST

Ore. Terror Suspect Indicted

Mohamed Osman Mohamud due in court today

(Newser) - A federal grand jury has indicted a Somali-American man in an alleged plot to blow up a car bomb at a Christmas tree lighting ceremony in Portland, Ore. The indictment filed today charges 19-year-old Mohamed Osman Mohamud with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction. Mohamud was due in...

Minneapolis Terror
Recruiters Charged

Nov 24, 2009 1:26 AM CST

Minneapolis Terror Recruiters Charged

Gang accused of wooing US-Somalis for 'fun, friendship'

(Newser) - Join a terror group and have fun, make friends and see the world. That's the pitch federal authorities say a Minnesota terror gang used to recruit fellow Somali-Americans to fight overseas, according to new charges against 8 men. A total of 14 people have now been targeted in the probe...