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FILE - Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey talks during a news conference after winning a third term in the city's ranked-choice voting election, Wednesday, Nov. 5, 2025, in Minneapolis. (AP Photo/Abbie Parr, File)

MINNEAPOLIS – Federal authorities are preparing a targeted immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., a move that comes as President Donald Trump has escalated rhetoric about the state’s Somali community, according to a person familiar with the planning.

The operation could begin in the coming days and is expected to zero in on people in the Minneapolis–St. Paul area who have final orders of deportation, the person said. Teams of immig

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