US EditionICE Prepares Targeted Immigration Operation Against Undocumented Somalis in Minnesota
About 100 federal agents are expected to target hundreds of undocumented Somali immigrants in Minnesota amid allegations of fraud and suspension of Temporary Protected Status.
- On December 2, 2025, a person familiar with the planning confirmed U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement was directed by the Trump administration to target undocumented Somali immigrants in Minneapolis–St. Paul with final deportation orders.
- The Trump administration has escalated policy actions and rhetoric toward Minnesota's Somali community, including last week announcing termination of Temporary Protected Status for Somalis.
- Deploying strike teams of roughly 100 federal officers, ICE plans directed sweeps across Minneapolis–St. Paul, including door-to-door checks and possible incidental arrests of non-targets.
- Local officials reported on-the-ground encounters, noting ICE questioned two men and made one arrest near Fort Snelling, while the Minneapolis Police Department says it is not aiding enforcement.
- Broadly, Minnesota's Somali community numbers roughly 80,000 and community leaders say around 95% are U.S. citizens, while Temporary Protected Status covers 705 nationwide and the White House accused Somalis of diverting more than $1 billion.
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Somalis In Minnesota Already Being Targeted By ICE
Source: Stephen Maturen / Getty We’re barely even a whole week removed from the day President Donald Trump declared during a Cabinet meeting that he doesn’t want anyone from Somalia in the U.S. because “they contribute nothing,” and not even a whole week removed from officials in Minnesota announcing that the Twin Cities were preparing for a federal immigration crackdown, targeting its large Somali community — and already, that Somali community …
ICE Targets Somali Community in Minneapolis
Minneapolis, MN — About 100 Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents have descended on Minneapolis for Operation Metro Surge, a new phase of the Trump Administration’s crackdown on immigrants, this time targeting the city’s Somali population. The government reported on Thursday that they’ve picked up 12 “criminal illegal aliens” so far, six from Mexico, five from Somalia and one from El Salvador. During a cabinet meeting on Dec. 2, President D…
Trump doubles down on his attacks on Somalis in the U.S.
U.S. President Donald Trump doubled down on his attacks against Somali immigrants. His comments come amid reports his administration is planning a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota focused on the Somali community.
DHS to increase operations in Twin Cities region as Somali fraud becomes unignorable
As deportation operations continue to clean up sanctuary cities across the country, the Department of Homeland Security is focusing on another hub of problematic immigration: the Minneapolis-St. Paul region of Minnesota. The Washington Examiner reported that Tom Homan, the Trump administration's border czar, hinted at an immigration enforcement surge there as soon as this week. 'Focus is on those Twin Cities more because of the criminal activiti…
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