PITTSBURGH —

Somali immigrant Abdulkadir Chirambo has been in Pennsylvania for over 20 years. He first came to Erie in 2004, following time at a refugee camp in Kenya. His family — like many in Somalia — fled a civil war when he was too young to remember.

Now, he lives in Pittsburgh with his wife and 12 children. Advertisement

The Somali Bantu Community Association of Pittsburgh estimates there are 800 to 1,000 Somali people living in Pittsburgh, the vast majority of whom are U.S. citizens, according to the organization, with some on green cards or still going through the process to obtain one.

But with the Somali community under scrutiny on the national stage, Pittsburgh Somalis like Chirambo feel targeted.

“All of Trump’s administration, racism [has] been there,” Chirambo said.

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