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Somalia's international airport was filled with anticipation on a recent morning as 165 migrants were repatriated from Libya

President Donald Trump went on a rant against Somalia this week, calling for Somalis, including Minnesota Congresswoman Ilhan Omar to be thrown out of the US.

“It’s not even a nation,” Trump said of Somalia. “It’s just people walking around killing each other.”

Somalis have been fleeing the Horn of Africa nation for decades

It is still unclear who ordered the strikes and whether US secretary of defense Pete Hegseth was involved, source tells Associated Press. This blog is now closed.

Pause, including Afghanistan and Somalia, indicates plan to tie US security to increased focus on legal immigration

President launches derogatory attacks saying ‘all they do is b****’ as federal agents prepare for Minnesota operations

Trump has repeatedly singled out Somali immigrants in Minnesota over the years.

Somalia is one of the world’s poorest countries and it faces a crisis of health care made worse by the Trump administration's deep cuts in foreign aid

The competition for global influence and control is shifting. One of the places where this dynamic is playing out is the Red Sea region, which encompasses Egypt, Eritrea, Djibouti, Sudan, Saudi Arabia and Yemen. Here, international rivalries, regional ambitions and local politics collide. Federico Donelli, who has studied these political…

Though president’s order is legally questionable, advocates worry community could be targeted for immigration raids