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Somali doctors in Minnesota launch an underground medical network to treat patients too terrified of ICE raids to visit hospitals, as the community faces a federal siege.

In the freezing suburbs of Minnesota, a shadow healthcare system is emerging. Somali doctors and nurses are conducting secret house calls as thousands of immigrants, terrified by President Trump’s "Operation Aurora," refuse to step foot in hospitals.
The crackdown, involving over 3,000 federal agents, has turned the Twin Cities into what locals call an "occupied zone." Reports of ICE agents intercepting people at clinics and pharmacies have driven the community underground. "We have pregnant women laboring in silence at home because they fear the ambulance more than death," reveals Dr. Roli Dwivedi.
The situation is dire. A diabetic patient reportedly rationed insulin to avoid leaving his apartment and slipped into a coma. "This is not just enforcement; it is a siege," says a spokesperson for COPAL MN, a grassroots advocacy group. They receive over 400 panic calls a day. The fear is palpable: federal agents are accused of using deception to enter homes, and armed checkpoints have been spotted near Somali shopping hubs.
In response, the community has activated a survival network. "Know Your Rights" patrols, armed with whistles and cameras, monitor ICE movements. Behind closed doors, volunteer medics are treating everything from infections to chronic conditions, stitching wounds that should be seen in an ER.
Despite the overwhelming force, the community is fighting back. Legal aid clinics have popped up in basements, and neighbors are forming human chains to block arrests. Minnesota, a sanctuary state in spirit if not law, is witnessing a civil rights battle of the modern age.
For the Somali community, this is a familiar trauma—fleeing a war zone only to find a new frontline on their doorstep. But this time, they are not running; they are organizing.
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