ICE sweep sparks panic and community patrols in Minneapolis, 12 nabbed

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People of Somali origin are among 12 individuals arrested in an immigration crackdown in Minneapolis, said the US Homeland Security Department on Dec 4, as the government's vice sweep on illegals stirred fear among immigrant and refugee populations.  WATCH MORE: https://thestartv.com/c/news SUBSCRIBE: https://cutt.ly/TheStar LIKE: https://fb.com/TheStarOnline

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00:29I live two blocks from here in South Minneapolis, I'm from South Minneapolis.

00:47And when I heard that President Trump was sending his ICE goons into my community, I

00:54decided to come out here. This morning, around 8.30 or so, I saw an attempted abduction of

01:01a Hispanic man just down the block right here. Three ICE cars came around, and they stopped

01:09this man on the bridge just down there, and then they started accosting him, attempting

01:15to put him in their car. I went down there, started recording with my phone, and blowing

01:22my whistle here to disrupt them, to let people in the area know what was happening. I don't

01:28know, like, dozens and dozens of people in the Hispanic or Somali communities, but I know

01:33they're my neighbors. I live next to them. They contribute to the richness of this community.

01:39I grew up here, grew up around a ton of Hispanic and Somali people. They're normal, no different

01:45than anyone else.

01:46So there have been multiple reports in community of immigration enforcement in different parts

01:54of the city. There's a lot of fear that people have, even individuals who were born in the United

02:02States and people who are naturalized U.S. citizens.

02:06The ICE is here. They are going door-to-door. They are stopping folks on the streets, and

02:21they're not just targeting undocumented. They're targeting every Somali person. It feels like

02:28we are in, I don't know how to explain it, a war zone. I feel like people are, like, afraid

02:33to get out of their houses. I am getting calls from my resident that I represent, the city

02:38of Minneapolis, saying that, what should I do? Should I come out of the house?

02:42The fear among the Somali community is real. Like, this mall, if you come to, like, around

02:49noon, nobody's here. It is deserted. Every business is closed. And it has been like this for the last

02:55three days. And we are really, as small business owners, I'm scared that people are not showing

03:00up to buy from me. I don't want to close my business. They don't want to come out. And

03:05a lot of businesses are closed. They are not able to come and work and pay their rent. So

03:09I don't know what's going to happen. The future today, as of today, the future doesn't look

03:14right.

03:15Collectively, the Somali community is fearful. You could see around the mall a lot of vacant

03:21stores, a lot of closed stores, and no foot traffic. People are hiding in their homes.

03:27It feels very irresponsible of him. I know we've all become accustomed to him acting very rash

03:34and just saying whatever he feels at the moment. But that's no way to run a country. And that's

03:40no way to be the leader of the free world.

03:42The Somalians should be out of here. They've destroyed our country. And all they do is complain,

03:48complain, complain.

03:57What are some other things that you should be doing to follow under your啦 about maybe

04:12what it's going on?

04:13What's that mean?

04:14Let me know my time.

04:15I stopped on him.

04:16I feel like I'm stuck on before時間.

04:18What are some other things thatikatetus said?

04:20Everyone acted.

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