MINNEAPOLIS — Many in Minnesota’s Somali community — even those who are citizens — say they are fearful after Immigration and Customs Enforcement launched an operation in the region and after President Donald Trump’s rants against Somalia and Somali immigrants living in the United States.

“Nobody is leaving their homes right now,” a 21-year-old Minnesota native of Somali descent, who asked to not be named for fear of harassment, told NBC News . “They don’t even have anything to run for. They’re citizens. They’ve been living here for years.”

Many of the shops at Karmel Mall — a hub of Somali businesses, merchants and restaurants in Minneapolis — were closed Thursday, and the normally busy mall was quieter than usual. Some establishments had signs that read “No ICE.”

Normally busy,

See Full Page