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David Remnick On 100 Years Of The New Yorker, Netflix Stardom, & Why Trump Was Late To Meet Him
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Semafor Podcasts • Dec 5, 2025

David Remnick On 100 Years Of The New Yorker, Netflix Stardom, & Why Trump Was Late To Meet Him

Trump Calls Somali Community "Garbage": Minnesota Responds to Racist Rant and Immigration Sweeps
Democracy Now • Dec 5, 2025

Trump Calls Somali Community "Garbage": Minnesota Responds to Racist Rant and Immigration Sweeps

Federal authorities are carrying out intensified operations this week in Minnesota as President Donald Trump escalates his attacks on the Somali community in the state. The administration halted green card and citizenship applications from Somalis and people from 18 other countries after last week’s fatal shooting near the White House. During a recent Cabinet meeting, Trump went on a racist tirade against the Somali community, saying, “We don’t want them in our country,” and referring to Somali immigrants as “garbage.” Minnesota has the largest Somali community in the United States, and the vast majority of the estimated 80,000 residents in the state are American citizens or legal permanent residents. “We have seen vile things that the president has said, but in these moments, we need to come together and respond,” says Jaylani Hussein, the executive director of CAIR-Minnesota. He also highlights the connections between Trump’s targeting of the community and foreign policy. “If you demonize Muslims, then you can get away with killing Muslims abroad. This has always been the case, from the Afghanistan War to the Iraq War.”

5,000 Arrests? ICE Descends on Louisiana to Carry Out Raids in World's "Incarceration Capital"
Democracy Now • Dec 5, 2025

5,000 Arrests? ICE Descends on Louisiana to Carry Out Raids in World's "Incarceration Capital"

A major immigration crackdown is underway in New Orleans and the surrounding areas of Louisiana, dubbed “Operation Catahoula Crunch” by the Trump administration. According to planning documents, 250 federal agents will aim to make 5,000 arrests over two months. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem says the operation will target “the worst of the worst,” though the number of arrests being planned suggests that authorities will conduct broad sweeps including those who have no criminal records, as has happened in other immigration crackdowns. “They’re going to target whoever they can, and as the Supreme Court has unfortunately authorized them, they’re using racial profiling as part of that approach,” says Homero López, legal director for the New Orleans-based organization Immigration Services and Legal Advocacy, or ISLA. “What they’re doing is they’re taking folks out of our community: our neighbors, our friends, our family members.”

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