US EditionFederal agents use pepper spray on crowd in Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis amid Trump crackdown
Federal agents used pepper spray to disperse a crowd blocking ID checks amid a crackdown affecting Minnesota’s largest Somali community of 84,000 residents, officials said.
- Federal agents used pepper spray to push through an angry crowd blocking their vehicles while checking identities in a heavily Somali neighborhood of Minneapolis.
- Trump's crackdown targeting the Somali community and his controversial statements like calling Somalis 'garbage' have put Minnesota's Somali community on edge.
- About 84,000 of the 260,000 Somalis in the U.S. live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area, with majority being U.S. citizens.
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(AP Photo/Mark Vancleave) DULUTH, Min & MINNEAPOLIS — Federal agents have used pepper spray to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Tom Baker) It happened Tuesday, December 9, 2025 during identification checks conducted amid the Trump administration’s crackdown on the Somali community. The community has been on edge since President Trump announced the end of Temporary Protected Status for Somalis in the s…
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