Minnesota investigation: The shadowy money system Somalis rely on — and terrorists can exploit

Minnesota's $1 billion welfare fraud schemes spark federal investigation into hawala money transfers potentially benefiting ...
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How Minnesota became the center of the Somali diaspora

Somalia’s location on the Horn of Africa made it a strategic ground for empires throughout history. In the 19th century, ...

Treasury targeting money services businesses for Minnesota Somali fraud, Bessent says

Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent announced on Friday his department is boosting its financial reporting requirements for ...

How Minnesota became a hub for Somali immigrants in the U.S.

Minnesota boasts the largest population of Somalis in the U.S. — a community that's recently faced attacks from President ...

A 'volcano' of controversy has hit the Minnesota Somali community

A fraud investigation and criticism from President Donald Trump have put the national spotlight on a community that fled a ...

Somali student in Minnesota threatens to ‘pop’ ICE agents in expletive-ridden, viral rant

A Somalian Minnesota college student has come under fire for threatening to “pop” ICE agents in an expletive-laden viral ...

Somalis in Minnesota say ICE agents already targeting their community

Minneapolis Councilman Jamal Osman, who is of Somali descent, told ABC News in an interview last Wednesday that locations for ...

Twin Cities Latino, Somali businesses struggling amid ICE's Operation Metro Surge: "What did we do?"

Some members of the Twin Cities' immigrant community say Operation Metro Surge is now only striking fear in the Latino and Somali communities, but it's also harming their small businesses.