14 hours ago · Somalis Fled Civil War and Built a Community. Now They Are a Target. A fraud scandal has made the Somali community in Minnesota a focus of the Trump administration’s …

Dec 3, 2025 · Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President Trump. Here's a brief history of how they came to …

Dec 3, 2025 · Largest Somali American population in the US An estimated 260,000 people of Somali descent were living in the U.S. in 2024, according to the Census Bureau's annual …

6 days ago · For years, scores of scammers, primarily from Minnesota’s Somali population, have perpetrated Medicaid fraud and built a sprawling infrastructure to facilitate these schemes …

Dec 2, 2025 · The President has repeatedly named the Somali community in Minnesota, which he has linked to recent fraud allegations, as he ramps up attacks on immigrants and Democrats.

Jan 3, 2026 · Minnesota is home to the largest Somali community in the United States. Over several decades, Somali Americans have built families, businesses, institutions, and political …

Somalis have been fleeing the Horn of Africa nation for decades, ever since the fall of dictator Siad Barre led to clashes between warlords, wider civil war and the rise of the al-Qaida-linked …