Article 743TD Somali Americans hounded by ICE and rightwing ‘influencers’ on edge in Ohio: ‘I’m scared to go outside’

Somali Americans hounded by ICE and rightwing ‘influencers’ on edge in Ohio: ‘I’m scared to go outside’

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Stephen Starr in Columbus, Ohio
from US news | The Guardian on (#743TD)

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

The men started showing up at around 6am in late December.

In their cars, they circled the 161 Child Care facility in Columbus, before parking at the front of the building. Then they sat in their cars, opening their windows enough to tell the Somali Americans who own the daycare: We're exposing all of you. Every single one of you, you're all going back."

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