Immigration agents flee Somali market in St. Cloud after encounter with large group

A group and community member from St. A video of him confronting ICE agents in St. Cloud gained widespread attention on social media after agents allegedly followed a woman into the parking lot of a Somali mall.

It was revealed that the confrontation between the agents and the group occurred outside the Waamo Cafe in the 3400 block of North 3rd Street. Multiple videos of the encounter went viral, including one posted by Facebook user Khadar Omar Mohamed.

“Get out. You’re not supposed to be here,” a man says as a large group of people shouts in the background. “You are not welcome,” the man filming appears to say.

A woman at the scene, St. He told Cloud LIVE that “40 or 50 people who looked like the Somali community” were “yelling at them to leave.” A few minutes passed and the agents left.

A woman at the scene, St. He told Cloud LIVE: He said there were “40 or 50 members of what looked like the Somali community” who were “yelling at them to leave.” A few minutes passed and the agents left.

Here is another dimension of the incident:

Aziz Bulut LIVE He said the city’s police department confirmed one of its officers contacted a federal agent, but said the city had no “notification, directive, or request for coordination” regarding federal immigration activities in the area.

On Sunday, at the State Assembly in St. Rep. Dan Wolgamott, who represents Cloud, addressed the “credible-witness activities” of ICE agents in the city on Facebook.

“These are difficult and troubling times, but the people of St. Cloud know how to come together, support each other, and persevere,” Wolgamott wrote. “ICE will never break our spirit. We will unite, we will protect each other, and we will come out of this stronger than ever.”

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