More Somalis coming to Manitoba because of U.S. immigration crackdown: advocates

More than 100 people have reportedly crossed from Minnesota into Manitoba amid an immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota, according to migrant advocates. Minnesota hosts the largest Somali population in the U.S.; advocates say the crackdown is driving cross-border movement into Canada. Local service and border-management implications are possible but the report is factual and localized.

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More than 100 people have reportedly crossed from Minnesota into Manitoba amid an immigration enforcement crackdown in Minnesota, according to migrant advocates. Minnesota hosts the largest Somali population in the U.S.; advocates say the crackdown is driving cross-border movement into Canada. Local service and border-management implications are possible but the report is factual and localized.