Overview
- Federal officials confirmed an immigration enforcement operation began in Minneapolis, with reports of ICE door knocks and detentions as city leaders said local police will not assist.
- At a Cabinet meeting, President Trump said he does not want Somali immigrants in the U.S. and called Rep. Ilhan Omar “garbage,” drawing condemnations from Gov. Tim Walz and Twin Cities officials.
- Homeland Security officials said targets are based on immigration violations, including final deportation orders, and not on race or ethnicity.
- The Treasury Department opened an investigation into whether Minnesota funds were diverted to Al‑Shabaab, and the Small Business Administration announced reviews tied to suspected nonprofit fraud, though no terrorism charges have been filed.
- Prosecutors have charged 78 people in Minnesota’s largest COVID‑era fraud case with losses estimated at roughly $250–$300 million, while most Somali Minnesotans are citizens or legally present and only a small number hold Temporary Protected Status.