Federal agents have used chemical irritant to disperse a crowd in a heavily Somali neighborhood in Minneapolis. This happened Tuesday during a identification checks amid the Trump administration's crackdown on the community. City Council member Jamal Osman is a Somali American who witnessed the confrontation.

Osman said armed ICE agents went to East African restaurants in the neighborhood Tuesday, closed the doors and demanded people’s IDs. They found only U.S. citizens and made no arrests, Osman said.

In short, they’re harassing people based on what kind of cuisine they have a hankering for

  • LibertyLizard@slrpnk.net
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    3 days ago

    With respect to immigration it was suspended decades ago, unfortunately. Courts have long ruled our rights are subject to revocation as soon as the government has a “compelling interest.” Which, apparently, this legalized ethnic cleansing is considered.