U.S. President Donald Trump lashed out against Somali immigrants Tuesday, calling them "garbage" who "contribute nothing" to the country. Here's what we know about what he said, and why he's targeting the Somali community.

Washington is home to one of the largest Somali populations on the West Coast, concentrated in South Seattle, Tukwila, SeaTac and other parts of south King County.

You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. LEWISTON — Abdi Musa stood before a small class Wednesday night at Lewiston High School. Words in English and Somali were written ...

For the third time in less than a week, Trump, surrounded by cabinet officials and fellow Republicans, denounced all people from Somalia as “garbage.”

It was a remark as brutal as it was revealing: "You know, our country's at a tipping point. We could go bad. We're at a tipping point. I don't know if people mind me saying that, but I'm saying it," Trump said.

On Tuesday, during a televised cabinet meeting, Trump reacted to reports of government fraud among pockets ‌of Minnesota's large Somali population by calling immigrants there "garbage" and saying he wanted them sent "back to where they came from."

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) --Minnesota has the largest Somali population in the nation, with an estimated population of 32,000 people. WCCO has told you stories of how some young Somalis have struggled to adjust to life here, while others have even been lured back ...

House Speaker Mike Johnson tells reporters Trump's R-word comment about Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz was 'probably a spontaneous one' he wouldn't use.

Here’s a look at Somalia, which is also one of the countries where the Trump administration this week paused all immigration applications.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) --Attorneys for a Somali man accused of helping finance fighters for the terror group al-Shabab say they want their own interpreter. The defense says ...

The New York Times reports that the ICE operation comes as President Donald Trump has used increasingly inflammatory language to attack Somalis in recent days.