Federal agents have arrested a dozen people in Minneapolis since launching an enforcement operation this week primarily focused on Somali immigrants living unlawfully in the U.S., but fewer than half of those detained are Somali.

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement said Thursday that agents had arrested 12 people. Of those, six are Mexican nationals, five are from Somalia and one is from El Salvador.

Minneapolis-St. Paul, which has the nation's largest Somali community , is the latest area targeted by the Trump administration for mass deportations, following operations in Chicago , Los Angeles and Charlotte , North Carolina. This week, immigration authorities have also arrived in New Orleans , where officials said they intend to arrest up to 5,000 people.

In a statement, IC

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