{"id":2637172,"date":"2026-07-29T10:39:01","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:39:01","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-gop-urges-doj-to-stamp-out-somali-gang-problem\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T10:43:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T14:43:33","slug":"minnesota-gop-urges-doj-to-stamp-out-somali-gang-problem","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/minnesota-gop-urges-doj-to-stamp-out-somali-gang-problem\/","title":{"rendered":"Minnesota GOP urges DOJ to \u2018stamp out\u2019 Somali gang problem"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">20<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fminnesota-gop-urges-doj-to-stamp-out-somali-gang-problem%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=2637172&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p>Minnesota House Republicans are urging federal prosecutors to combat Somali gang violence in teh state, citing the identification of at least twelve Somali gangs involved in shootings, stabbings, and murders. Four members of minnesota\u2019s GOP delegation, including Tom Emmer, sent a letter to U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen expressing support for prosecuting those involved. They emphasized that gang violence should be addressed regardless of the ethnicity of those involved, highlighting the presence of Somali gangs operating in Minnesota, with estimates of around 300 active members in the Twin Cities area responsible for numerous violent crimes.<\/p>\n<p>The delegation referenced a recent public service announcement by Sheriff Bob Fletcher, warning of the growing threat posed by Somali gangs, which have been linked to 14 murders and over 100 shootings in recent years. Fletcher noted that Somali gangs, though making up a small portion of the overall gang population, are responsible for a disproportionate share of violence. His remarks sparked criticism from the Somali community, who accused him of racializing crime and stigmatizing their entire population.<\/p>\n<p>Fletcher defended his statements at a town hall, stating his focus is on saving children from crime and violence. Some community leaders, like Imam Hassan Jama, argued that crime should be addressed broadly without ethnic targeting. Fletcher maintained that Somali gangs are responsible for a significant amount of street violence, sharing social media footage of gang-related fights and threatening behaviour to underscore his concerns.<\/p>\n<p>The controversy underscores tensions around crime, community relations, and ethnicity, with some residents and officials calling for a balanced approach that avoids racial stigmatization while addressing public safety concerns.  <\/p>\n<p class=\"readmore\">\n    <button onclick=\"showReadMore()\" id=\"readmorebtn\">Read more&#8230;<\/button>\n<\/p>\n<hr id=\"line\">\n<span id=\"more\"><\/p>\n<article class=\"fn-body\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Minnesota\/\">Minnesota<\/a> House Republicans are urging federal prosecutors to \u201cstamp out\u201d <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Somalia\/\">Somali<\/a> gang violence in the state after local authorities have identified at least a dozen <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4652181\/somali-gangs-terrorizing-minneapolis-sheriff\/\">Minnesota-based gangs<\/a> brazenly committing shootings, stabbings, and murders.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">All four members of Minnesota\u2019s GOP delegation \u2014 House Majority Whip <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Tom-Emmer\/\">Tom Emmer<\/a>, alongside Reps. Pete Stauber, Michelle Fischbach, and Brad Finstad \u2014 sent a letter on Thursday to Daniel Rosen, the U.S. attorney for the District of Minnesota, about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/emmer.house.gov\/sites\/evo-subsites\/emmer.house.gov\/files\/evo-media-document\/somaliganglettertorosen.pdf\">alarming rise<\/a> of Somali gang activity statewide.<\/p>\n<section class=\"explore-more-section\" id=\"wex-recommended-widget\">\n<div class=\"magazine-container single\">\n<h1 class=\"magazine-title mt-2\">Recommended Stories<\/h1>\n<p>             <i class=\"fa-solid fa-play icon\"><\/i>         <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-grid\">\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4663210\/minnesota-republicans-doj-stamp-out-somali-gangs\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Minnesota Republicans urge DOJ to \u2018stamp out\u2019 state\u2019s Somali gang problem<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4664894\/texas-lance-gooden-investigation-house-ethics\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>Texas Rep. Lance Gooden under investigation by House ethics panel<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<div class=\"explore-card\">                         <a href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/house\/4664736\/bryan-steil-house-administration-committee-mail-in-ballot-ban-reconciliation\/?itm_source=parsely-api\">                             <\/p>\n<div class=\"explore-thumb-wrap\">                                                                                                                                  <\/div>\n<h3>House Administration Committee chairman doesn\u2019t rule out mail-in ballot restrictions in third party-line bill<\/h3>\n<p>                         <\/a>                     <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/section>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The representatives told Rosen that they extend their \u201cfull support in prosecuting those involved to the fullest extent of the law.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-1\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-15\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-1\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"article-paywall\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe cannot ignore gang violence simply because of the demographics of those involved,\u201d the congressmen wrote. \u201cWe cannot ignore that there are twelve Somali gangs operating in Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-x wp-block-embed-x\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">There is nothing racist about raising concern over Somali gangs in our state.<\/p>\n<p>As Somali gangs continue to terrorize the streets of Minnesota, I am grateful to  <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepPeteStauber?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepPeteStauber<\/a>, <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepFischbach?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepFischbach<\/a>, and <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/RepFinstad?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">@RepFinstad<\/a> for joining me in this letter to U.S. Attorney Daniel Rosen about the\u2026 <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/ls1ZS3w0qW\">pic.twitter.com\/ls1ZS3w0qW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Tom Emmer (@GOPMajorityWhip) <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/GOPMajorityWhip\/status\/2080355334808342765?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 23, 2026<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script data-cfasync=\"false\" src=\"http:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/cdn-cgi\/scripts\/5c5dd728\/cloudflare-static\/email-decode.min.js\"><\/script><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.x.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script> <\/div>\n<\/figure>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The delegation\u2019s letter cited a public service announcement issued earlier this month by Ramsey County Sheriff Bob Fletcher, alerting the Greater Minneapolis area about the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=Nyda6ms-k9g\">growing threat<\/a> of Somali gang violence. Fletcher, whose office patrols the metropolitan area surrounding <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/Minneapolis\/\">Minneapolis<\/a> and St. Paul, estimated approximately 300 active Somali gang members, mostly teenagers, are in the Twin Cities region.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Investigators in Fletcher\u2019s office have linked Somali gangs to 14 murders and more than 100 shootings over the last two years, with gunfights breaking out at massively attended public events such as <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/suspect-charged-with-assault-machine-gun-possession-in-wayzata-high-school-graduation-shooting\/\">high school graduations<\/a> and the <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/chaos-and-violence-mar-final-night-of-minnesota-state-fair\/\">Minnesota State Fair<\/a>. <\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-2\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-16\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-2\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cI\u2019ve said it before and I\u2019ll say it again, if you won\u2019t assimilate, then <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/emmer.house.gov\/media-center\/press-releases\/emmer-minnesota-republican-delegation-urge-us-attorney-rosen-to-stamp-out-somali-gang-violence\">get the hell out of here<\/a>,\u201d Emmer said in a statement. \u201cFirst it was an estimated $9 billion in <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/tag\/minnesota-fraud\/\" data-type=\"post_tag\" data-id=\"20051\">fraud<\/a>, now it\u2019s out-of-control violence.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">As recent as Wednesday, a shooting involving more than 20 gunshots fired off in Edina, a suburb of Minneapolis, is believed to be <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/alphanews.org\/minnesota-republicans-urge-federal-crackdown-on-somali-gangs-after-latest-shooting-in-edina\/\">gang-related<\/a>. Residents reported to Crime Watch Minneapolis seeing over 50 Somali youth gathered at the time of the shooting.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fletcher has since faced intense criticism from members of the county\u2019s Somali community, who say that his public advisory was \u201c<a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/x.com\/CrimeWatchMpls\/status\/2076862680325873710\">racializing crime<\/a>\u201d and stigmatizing the entire Somali population.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-3\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-17\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-3\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">At a town hall he hosted on Tuesday, the sheriff said his office is trying to address the \u201cdanger of denial\u201d directly within the community before more teenagers are killed in the streets.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cWe\u2019re here to save children,\u201d Fletcher told the meeting\u2019s participants. \u201cThat\u2019s our mission at the sheriff\u2019s office: Saving children both from getting into a life of crime and from children getting shot.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Imam Hassan Jama, of the Alhikma Islamic Center, said that Fletcher should not have singled out Somali gangs. Addressing the room full of mostly Somali attendees, Jama said officials should call out \u201ccrime as crime\u201d rather than focus on a particular ethnicity of the perpetrators.<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-4\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-25\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-4\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cThis is way bigger than us. It\u2019s an America problem. It\u2019s a state problem,\u201d Jama insisted. \u201cStill we have a horrible experience and devastating messages coming from Donald Trump and messages coming from you.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fletcher said that Somali gangs, though they account for only 13% to 23% of the Twin Cities\u2019 total gang population, are committing a disproportionate amount of the street violence.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jama asked whether Fletcher would consider apologizing to the Somali community. Fletcher, however, stood by his statements. \u201cNo, I am not sorry,\u201d Fletcher said. \u201cIt started the conversation.\u201d<\/p>\n<div class=\"wex-inarticle-ad wex-inarticle-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\">\n<div class=\"wex-ad-wrap wex-ad-art-dsk-inart-5\" style=\"min-height:90px\"><span class=\"wex-ad-label\" hidden>Advertisement<\/span><\/p>\n<div id=\"div-gpt-ad-3182201-26\" data-wex-ad=\"art-dsk-inart-5\"><\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Shouts <a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.startribune.com\/ramsey-county-sheriff-somali-gang\/601871060\">reportedly<\/a> erupted in the crowd after Fletcher defended his remarks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><a target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/news\/investigations\/4652181\/somali-gangs-terrorizing-minneapolis-sheriff\/\"><strong>SOMALI GANGS ARE TERRORIZING THE MINNEAPOLIS AREA, SHERIFF SAYS<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Fletcher presented footage from <a href=\"https:\/\/amzn.to\/3YuVZYV\" >social media showing suspected gang members fighting<\/a> or threatening each other, including clips of children en masse punching and stomping on one another at the Mall of America. Another video showed a brawl at a World Cup watch party in Minneapolis over the weekend.<\/p>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u201cYou couldn\u2019t possibly watch those videos and not be concerned about your children,\u201d Fletcher said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/article>\n<p><\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Minnesota GOP urges feds to curb Somali gang violence<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":3767,"featured_media":2637173,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249321702.jpg?w=696","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[33651],"tags":[50403,7076,6203,5698,83378],"class_list":["post-2637172","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-western-journal","tag-crime-2","tag-doj","tag-gop","tag-minnesota","tag-somali-gang"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/www.washingtonexaminer.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/GettyImages-2249321702.jpg?w=696","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637172","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3767"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2637172"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637172\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2637180,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/2637172\/revisions\/2637180"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2637173"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2637172"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=2637172"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=2637172"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}