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Michael Howard (DFL) who represents Richfield where a significant population of Somali\'s live, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/podcast/adam-and-jordana-6dea1">told WCCO\'s Adam Carter</a> the announcement is part of a pattern from the Trump Administration to attack the state, and people of color.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmkcsgby6004p357voe1jvkgc@published'}, {'data': {'text': "&quot;Really the point here is the cruelty,&quot; Rep. Howard said. &quot;This status in terms of the numbers of folks impacted in a global sense, not a large number, still incredibly impactful. And we're working to gather as much information as we can about how to support both Minnesotans, and how to address this. But, it's unfortunately just part of the pattern of what this federal government is doing to try to divide and conquer.&quot;", '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmkcsgdoz004v357vd885m5fp@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The state, joined by Minneapolis and St. Paul, <a href="https://www.audacy.com/wccoradio/news/local/minnesota-twin-cities-sue-federal-government-over-ice-surge">sued the Trump administration Monday</a> to try to halt or limit the surge.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmkcr61pa000l357vuiwta1r6@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'The TPS program for refugees from Somalia has been in place since 1991 and renewed by both Democratic and Republican administrations.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmkcr61rx000m357v3ao9fy6t@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Minnesota has\xa0<a href="https://apnews.com/article/somalis-minnesota-trump-immigration-5b772dfcf1b342693f12083779247359">the largest Somali population</a>\xa0in the U.S. About 84,000 of the\xa0<a href="https://apnews.com/article/somalia-migrants-us-trump-immigration-policy-007e27b4882159f77044db427976d852">260,000 Somalis</a>\xa0in the U.S.\xa0<a href="https://apnews.com/article/trump-immigration-somalia-refugee-5ebb043e13023188cdd4e6baebd1f42c">live in the Minneapolis-St. Paul area.</a>\xa0The overwhelming majority are American citizens. 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