ICE launched ‘Operation Buckeye’ and ‘influencers’ claimed Somalis are running fraudulent businesses after Trump repeatedly used racist language against group in December

cross-posted from: https://lemmy.ml/post/44242172

March 9, 2026

ICE agents have been turning up in cars around Somali-owned businesses and schools that teach children from immigrant backgrounds. Rightwing so-called “influencers”, including leaders at Turning Point USA, have followed suit.

Since then, Somali-owned businesses have struggled to attract customers and schools have closed due to low attendance fueled by the presence of federal agents and anti-immigrant provocateurs.

Today, the Somali community in Columbus, which numbers around 60,000 people, is still reeling from the fallout.

  • Damage@feddit.it
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    18 hours ago

    Is ignorance forgivable in today’s times? With so much information available it’s a choice rather than a condition.