Tuesday night at a rally in Pennsylvania, President Donald Trump doubled down on his xenophobic comments against Somali Americans.

Meanwhile, Minnesota's Somali communities are also under threat from increased ICE enforcement in the state.

Rep. Mohamud Noor, DFL-Minneapolis, was born in Somalia and represents part of the city in the State House of Representatives.

He spoke with MPR News host Clay Masters about what he’s seen and heard over the past week.

Press play above to listen to their conversation, or read a transcript below, edited lightly for clarity.

In an interview with Jen White on NPR that aired Wednesday afternoon, Rep. Ilhan Omar said her son was in a mosque recently when ICE agents arrived and asked for documentation from everyone inside. Have you interacted with ICE sin

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