ICE crackdown silences Minneapolis' Somali Mall
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Somali-owned shops inside Minneapolis' Karmel Mall have largely closed or slowed to a crawl as ICE raids linked to Operation Metro Surge spook customers and vendors. Business owners report steep revenue losses, and fear has spread to citizens who avoid the area, highlighting the Somali community's central economic and social role in the city amid enforcement efforts.
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