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Letter from Mogadishu: Somalis in the US on edge as Trump frets

US Representative Ilhan Omar (D-MN) speaks to protesters near the White House during a Free Kilmar Abrego Garcia Now rally in Washington, DC on May 1, 2025.[AFP]

The Somali community in the United States is on the edge.

This follows two moves by President Donald Trump’s administration that would directly affect the community with far-reaching ramifications for those who sought refugee status in the US from both Somalia and Kenya.

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