U.S. President Donald Trump referred to Somali immigrants as "garbage" and said he does not want them "in our country" as federal authorities prepare a targeted immigration enforcement operation focused on Somali communities in Minnesota.
Speaking during a cabinet meeting, Trump warned that the United States would "go the wrong way if we keep taking in garbage into our country," adding: "I don't want them in our country, I'll be honest with you... Somebody will say, 'Oh, that's not politically correct.' I don't care." Trump also described Somalia as "barely a country," claiming, "they just run around killing each other. There's no structure."
