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Trump's Anti-Somali Remarks Spark Community Resilience in Minnesota

12/16/2025

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U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Minnesota's Somali community by denouncing them as "garbage."
He deployed ICE agents to apprehend Somali men.
This led to an uptick in hate mail directed at Somali mosques.
The Somali population in Minnesota began growing in the 1990s due to civil war and largely consists of U.S. citizens.
Somali Americans responded with humor and memes to counteract racism and xenophobia.

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Story summary

U.S. President Donald Trump targeted Minnesota's Somali community by denouncing them as "garbage."
He deployed ICE agents to apprehend Somali men.
This led to an uptick in hate mail directed at Somali mosques.
The Somali population in Minnesota began growing in the 1990s due to civil war and largely consists of U.S. citizens.
Somali Americans responded with humor and memes to counteract racism and xenophobia.