The Mail & Guardian | 04.04.2026 16:58
Just before Christmas, US President Donald Trump launched yet another xenophobic and dehumanising assault on Somali immigrants in Minnesota, dismissing them as unwanted “garbage” and insisting that Somali gangs were “taking over” the state, “roving the streets” and “looking for prey.” Shortly afterwards, he flooded Minneapolis and St Paul with thousands of federal agents in a sweeping crackdown that triggered widespread unrest and resulted in the killings of American citizens Renee Good and Alex Pretti.
