{"id":4502,"date":"2026-02-05T12:15:22","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:15:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/why-somali-stores-are-shutting-down-across-minneapolis-ice-crackdown-explained\/"},"modified":"2026-02-05T12:15:22","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T20:15:22","slug":"why-somali-stores-are-shutting-down-across-minneapolis-ice-crackdown-explained","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/why-somali-stores-are-shutting-down-across-minneapolis-ice-crackdown-explained\/","title":{"rendered":"Why Somali Stores Are Shutting Down Across Minneapolis | ICE Crackdown Explained"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Z545YU9nE4A\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>Hundreds of Somali-owned businesses in Minneapolis have closed their doors \u2014 not due to economic downturn \u2014 but out of fear and protest as federal immigration enforcement operations escalate in the Twin Cities. Shopkeepers at places like Karmel Mall report empty corridors, lost sales, and customers too scared to come out, while community groups organize statewide shutdowns to oppose ICE presence and raids.<\/p>\n<p>In this video, we break down:<br \/>\n\u2705 Why Somali businesses are closing their stores<br \/>\n\u2705 What the ICE enforcement surge is and how it\u2019s affecting locals<br \/>\n\u2705 Community protests and economic boycotts across Minnesota<br \/>\n\u2705 Reactions from shop owners, customers, and activists<\/p>\n<p>\ud83d\udccd Drop a comment below: Do you think this is economic protest or a crisis?<br \/>\n#SomaliBusiness #Minneapolis #ICE #Immigration #SmallBusinessNews #TwinCities #KarmelMall #CommunityShutdown #Protest2026<\/p>\n<p>Want to create live streams like this? Check out StreamYard: https:\/\/streamyard.com\/pal\/d\/5759717953503232<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Hundreds of Somali-owned businesses in Minneapolis have closed their doors \u2014 not due to economic downturn \u2014 but<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":4503,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_bbp_topic_count":0,"_bbp_reply_count":0,"_bbp_total_topic_count":0,"_bbp_total_reply_count":0,"_bbp_voice_count":0,"_bbp_anonymous_reply_count":0,"_bbp_topic_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_reply_count_hidden":0,"_bbp_forum_subforum_count":0,"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","_links_to":"","_links_to_target":""},"categories":[67],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-4502","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-lisa-cabrera"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/hqdefault-43.jpg?fit=480%2C360&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4502","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=4502"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/4502\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/4503"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=4502"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=4502"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.blackhistoryinthebible.com\/community\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=4502"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}