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Trump administration plans to review refugees admitted under Biden, memo obtained by The AP says
The Trump administration plans a review of all refugees admitted to the U.S. during the Biden administration, according to a memo obtained Monday by T...
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Minnesota leaders reject Trump’s claim to end Somali TPS as community rallies for clarity
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn (HOL) — Minnesota officials, immigration attorneys, and Somali American leaders urged calm and denounced what they called “dange...
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ACSS: Al Shabaab advances threaten Mogadishu as Somalia’s federal system weaken
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somalia faces a realistic risk that al Shabaab could seize Mogadishu and turn the country into a jihadist-ruled state, as the fede...
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How Minneapolis’ Somali community became an important source of support for Mayor Jacob Frey
Frey’s top challenger was the son of Somali immigrants. But Frey has been running with East Africans for decades....
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Somaliland faces education emergency as drought displaces teachers and students
Hargeisa (HOL) — Severe drought has shut down more than 150 schools across Somaliland, disrupting classes for at least 45,000 children as families a...
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Farmaajo claims Somalia worse off than civil war years as Hassan Sheikh highlights security gains
Mogadishu (HOL) — President Hassan Sheikh Mohamud and former President Mohamed Abdullahi Farmaajo delivered sharply contrasting assessments of Somal...
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Somalia mourns Banaadiri music icon Maryan Nasir Ali, dead at 67
Mogadishu (HOL) — Somali singer Maryan Nasir Ali, a renowned voice in Banaadiri music and one of the most influential artists of Somalia’s cultura...
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Trump’s TPS remark sparks fear, legal debate and community response in Minnesota
MINNEAPOLIS, Minn — Somali American families and community leaders in Minnesota are expressing fear and anger after President Donald Trump claimed h...
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Teacher sentenced to 14 years for raping two children in Burao
Hargeisa (HOL) — The Office of the Attorney General of Somaliland has released a detailed report on sexual assault cases that occurred in April in t...
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Puntland restricts night travel to stop ISIS resupply in Baallade valley
Garowe (HOL) — Puntland authorities have imposed a nighttime curfew and tightened movement controls in areas surrounding the Baallade valley as part...
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