Trump continues his xenophobic rhetoric and launches raids against Somalis in Minneapolis after calling them “trash”

condition minnesota, Governed by a democrat Tim WallsIt has become the Trump administration’s new immigration target, specifically targeting immigrants immigrants of Somali origin, Which the President of the United States described as “waste”

Many American media outlets, such as CNN, CBS, and new york times, Reported the beginning of raids by Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents in cities St. Paul and Minneapolis.

It is expected More than 100 agents It is published andIt will focus on Somalis who You already have final posting orders, Although detention of immigrants who are in the process of regularizing their status in the United States is not out of the question.

“We support our immigrant neighbors and want to emphasize that The City of Minneapolis does not cooperate with Immigration and Customs Enforcement in civilian immigration control operations,” the Minneapolis City Council stated on its website, highlighting that the city “has “The most dynamic Somali-American community in the country” And local officials are “proud of this community and the many accomplishments of the people who immigrated from Somalia and now call Minneapolis home.”

In this sense, before the start of federal operations, the mayor of the city, jacob Fry, I signed an order in the last few hours
executive “Prohibit federal, state and local agencies from using any parking lot (…) for the city to carry out civil immigration control operations.

The order also announces a “banner template” for these “They want to show their support for immigrants and mark their properties as no-go zones for these activities.”

For his part, the Governor of Minnesota said, Tim WallsThe 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee described the process as… “Publicity stunt” He accused the government of “randomly attacking migrants.”

Minneapolis I stood with the Somali community in the face of Trump’s recent xenophobic attacks. “These are people who do nothing but complain. They are all scum.” He made it clear that he did not want them in the United States.

Also in New Orleans

Added to these raids the Operation Catahoula crisisin New Orleans, Louisiana, directed by against “Criminals Illegal Aliens Roam Free Thanks to Sanctuary Policies” The term by which the Trump administration refers to cities and states that are restricting their cooperation with the White House regarding them Strict immigration directives.

The goal of this operation, which began on Wednesday, is anything but It detains migrants from Mexico, Honduras, Guatemala and El Salvador.

The deployment of dozens of federal agents has rocked the state About 223 thousand immigrantsAbout one in five of them are from Honduras and nearly one-eighth are from Mexico, according to data from the American Immigration Council.

Latin restaurants and businesses They announced on their social media networks Closing due to fear of workers or customers being detained In raids, activists questioned whether agents were targeting migrants with criminal records.

Attack on “sanctuary cities”

Department of Homeland Security operations against illegal immigration, ordered by Trump, have essentially been deployed In cities led by Democrats Since June 2025, it has focused on raids conducted by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (Ice) and Deployment of National Guard forces To carry out mass deportations.

​The first raids began in Los Angeles at the beginning of June 2025Long before residents realized their city had become a laboratory for a new attack on immigration directed by the White House.

DHS and ICE patrols began rolling in In the Latino neighborhoodsEntire streets were closed as helicopters flew over residential buildings in Boyle Heights and the south-central part of the city. Hunting down unregistered people in raids Which extended to Factories, warehouses and bus stations.

The protests did not take long, as thousands of people filled the city center and denounced that the operations were not a response to a security emergency, but rather a political strategy aimed at suppressing the protests. Punishing one of the largest Democratic seats in the country

in WashingtonThe scene became more symbolic. National Guard soldiers, under direct Republican control, began patrolling streets lined with buildings that embody American democracy, while immigration agents expanded their control into subway stations and service areas.

he The message was twofold: A show of strength in the face of an alleged wave of crimes attributed to immigrants and a warning to Democratic leaders of what could happen if they challenge the federal immigration agenda.

Human rights organizations denounced this The military presence and raids created a climate of fear That affected both undocumented immigrants and ethnic minority citizens, reviving debates about the limits of the law and the partisan use of federal forces.

Memphis In September, it was added to a map of cities chosen by Trump to show how far he was willing to go in his campaign against what he described as the “enemy within.”

Although local statistics showed a recent decline in crime rates, Washington presented the city as a city Concentration of uncontrolled violenceWhich justifies sending thousands of National Guard troops and hundreds of federal agents to accompany ICE raids in neighborhoods inhabited by majority blacks and Latinos.

The mayor, Democrat Paul Young, criticized that the operation had been decided without dialogue with local authorities, while community groups documented nightly raids on residential buildings and mass arrests that fueled a sense of occupation rather than security.

in chicagoIt is another Democratic stronghold and a Democratic haven city, and the scenario has been repeated with its own nuances.

First came Intense raids by the Department of Homeland Security Directed at immigrant neighborhoods, it was accompanied by a presidential address that blamed the city for being a haven for foreign criminals and for allowing protests against federal immigration policy.

then, Explicit threat to deploy the National Guard, Which ended up facing judicial resources and direct opposition from the governor of Illinois JB Pritzker Mayor Brandon Johnson is convinced that the real goal was not to reduce crime, but… Bend the political arm of a city that has become a symbol of resistance.

On November 15, Operation Charlotte’s Web In the city of the same name, which is the most populous in North Carolina, more than 370 people were arrested in one week. Democratic Gov. Josh Stein criticized the racial profiling of the arrests.