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Invoking Torah, Jews are mobilizing against ICE in Minnesota

January 21, 2026January 24, 2026Sara Wood

The Hebrews’ flight from Egypt is on a lot of Jewish minds right now, as the annual cycle of Torah readings has reached the Book of Exodus. But for many Jewish leaders in Minnesota, the ancient story has particular resonance. With Immigration and Customs Enforcement agents descending on the Twin Cities in search of undocumented […]

A century before Trump targeted Somalis, Jews faced the politics of blame

January 13, 2026January 16, 2026Sara Wood

As President Donald Trump ramped up his rhetoric against Somali immigrants in Minnesota and ordered a surge in immigration enforcement because Somalis took part in a social-service fraud scheme, Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey pushed back. “’When a fraud takes place, when a crime takes place, you investigate it, you prosecute it, you charge it. You […]