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To: Les H who wrote (49223)	12/3/2025 11:56:26 AM
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After years of Trump’s attacks on Somalis in Minnesota, ICE zeroes in on the Twin Cities. Here’s what’s fueling the operation Story by Emma Tucker, CNN December 3, 2025 In recent attacks against the Somali community, the president and his allies have frequently cited a $300 million fraud scandal that centered on Feeding Our Future, a nonprofit organization, and a Covid-19 program meant to provide free meals to needy kids. The vast majority of roughly 70 people charged in the case are members of the state’s Somali community, CNN has reported. Prosecutors alleged defendants set up a network of shell companies connected to Feeding Our Future to exploit the federal child nutrition program, claiming to be feeding thousands of children per day but instead using the money to purchase luxury vehicles and real estate. Thirty-seven defendants have pleaded guilty, according to the AP. Five were convicted in a group of defendants who were tried last year, the AP reported. Trump referenced the scandal a week before Thanksgiving, calling Minnesota a “hub of fraudulent money laundering activity” as he announced plans to terminate Temporary Protected Status for Somali residents in the state. After years of Trump’s attacks on Somalis in Minnesota, ICE zeroes in on the Twin Cities. Here’s what’s fueling the operation Report: ICE headed to Twin Cities targeting Somali immigrants By: Madison McVan-December 2, 2025 Data on the immigration statuses of the roughly 90,000 Somali-Americans in Minnesota is not readily available, but the vast majority of Somali people in Minnesota have legal status, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey said Tuesday. Roughly half of Somali-Americans in Minnesota were born in Somalia, according to 2024 Census data. On Nov. 21, Trump posted on Truth Social that he was “terminating” Temporary Protected Status for Somali people in Minnesota. TPS protects citizens of certain countries — those that are deemed too dangerous or unstable — from deportation. Around 700 Somali citizens in the U.S. are protected by TPS. On Wednesday, the president directed immigration authorities to reexamine the green cards — granted to people with legal permanent residency — of people from “ countries of concern,” including Somalia. Report: ICE headed to Twin Cities targeting Somali immigrants • Minnesota Reformer Removing the legal status of about 10 Somali immigrants for every 1 that was actually charged in that case.