Trump administration orders ICE to target undocumented Somali immigrants in Twin Cities, source says

U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement has been directed by the Trump administration to target undocumented Somali immigrants in the Twin Cities, a person familiar with the planning confirmed.

A U.S. official says ICE is planning to surge resources to the Minneapolis-St. Paul area to launch immigration enforcement operations there targeting individuals with deportation orders. The region has the largest population of immigrants from Somalia in the U.S., some of whom have deportation orders.

The enhanced ICE operations in the Twin Cities are expected to begin this week, the official said. The operations were first reported by the New York Times .

Hundreds of people are expected to be targeted, the person familiar with the planning said.

Homeland Security spokesperson Tricia McLaugh