ICE Plans Operation To Target Somali Illegal Immigrants In Two New States

Federal immigration agents will descend upon two new states as part of a continued operation to nab Somali illegal immigrants, sources familiar with the operation told The Daily Wire.

Over 200 Immigration and Customs Enforcement officers will deploy from across the country to Kansas and Ohio to make arrests, according to a federal law enforcement source.

The latest deployment comes as the Trump administration continues to target Somali illegal immigrants following reports of a massive fraud scheme in Minnesota. The fraudsters, many of whom were Somali, stole billions from state welfare programs, funneling the cash through fake nonprofits and shell companies back to Somalia — and even Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab, City Journal reported last month.

The Trump administration responded by deploying more than 100 ICE officers to Minneapolis with orders to scoop up hundreds of illegal immigrants from Somalia who already have deportation orders.

ICE was soon met with condemnation from local leaders in Minnesota, including Democratic Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey, who pledged to support the Somali community in his city and to not cooperate with federal immigration agents.

The operation yielded more than 400 arrests, according to the Department of Homeland Security.

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President Donald Trump fired back at Frey, calling him “a fool” for championing his city’s massive Somali community.

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“I wouldn’t be proud to have the largest Somalian [population]. Look at their nation … it’s not even a nation, it’s just people walking around killing each other,” Trump recently said.

“These Somalians have taken billions of dollars out of our country,” Trump said, adding that “the Somalians should be out of here.”

The Department of Homeland Security didn’t immediately respond to The Daily Wire’s request for comment about the upcoming operation.

Unlike Minneapolis, both Kansas and Ohio aren’t considered sanctuary states. In 2022, Kansas enacted legislation to ban sanctuary cities in the state.

Ohio is home to the second largest Somali community in the United States.