ST. PAUL, Minn. —The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations warned that President Trump’s thrrat to revoke refugee status for Somalis will “tear families apart.” The Council called the program a “legal lifeline for Minnesota families who have built their lives here for decades.” About 87,000 Somalis live in Minnesota, mostly in the Twin Cities and Rochester. Said the American-Islamic Relations Council:
“This decision, fueled by harmful misinformation campaigns that we believe have external political motives, will tear families apart and send individuals to a country they have not known for over 20 years. This is not just a bureaucratic change; it is a political attack on the Somali and Muslim community driven by Islamophobic and hateful rhetoric. We strongly urge President Trump to reverse this misguided decision.”