In the heart of Minneapolis' Cedar-Riverside neighborhood, DFL lawmakers condemned attacks on the Somali community while addressing the growing fear and arrests by Immigration and Customs Enforcement .

"Almost every person living here is a citizen," said state Sen. Zaynab Mohamed.

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, data shows over 107,000 people identified as Somali across the state. A majority of them live in the Twin Cities.

Many Somali families fled civil war, seeking an opportunity and a brighter future for their children, including Sumeya Mohamud's family.

"I was born in Kenya, grew up here, went through schooling from kindergarten to now college here in Minnesota," Mohamud said. "This is all I know."

She says her parents' struggle paved the way for her to shine. Next s

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