The rhetoric follows a wave of violence in Minneapolis' first-ring suburbs, including 3 shootings within a 4 day period. A clash involving 150+ people forced the shutdown of a homecoming football game in Eden Prairie, and the subsequent school dance was cancelled after a gunfight broke out outside the venue. In response, Minnesota law enforcement officials requested a regional gang task force, and Mayor Ron Case proposed an East African Youth Intervention Task Force.
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
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Tom Emmer Labels Somali Americans Enemy Combatants After 3 MN Shootings
US Politics12 days ago
Republican Representative Tom Emmer called for the mass detention of Somali residents in Minnesota to address what he described as a domestic threat. Emmer argued that these individuals should be "rounded up and put in jail" and explicitly categorized members of the Somali-American community as "enemy combatants."
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