MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Recent statements by President Donald Trump and top administration officials disparaging Minnesota's have focused renewed attention on the immigrants from the war-torn east African country and their descendants.

Trump on Tuesday said he did not want Somalis in the U.S. because “they contribute nothing.” The president spoke soon after a person familiar with the planning said federal authorities are preparing a in Minnesota that would primarily focus on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S.

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