Minneapolis, MN – Minneapolis – Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) officers have arrested more than two dozen Somali nationals across Minnesota during a recent statewide enforcement action, targeting foreign nationals with serious and violent criminal convictions. Officials said those taken into custody were among the most dangerous repeat offenders living unlawfully in the United States.
While the newsfeeds are filled with incidental encounters with ICE agents and protesters violently confronting those agents, the agency has published a list of the “Worst of the Worst” criminal illegal aliens arrested in Minnesota.
The operation, carried out by ICE’s Enforcement and Removal Operations (ERO) teams in partnership with federal and local law enforcement, resulted in arrests in Saint Paul, Bloomington, Lino Lakes, and several other communities. The individuals arrested were previously convicted of crimes ranging from homicide and sexual assault to robbery, narcotics trafficking, and fraud.
Below is a list of Somali nationals taken into ICE custody during the Minnesota operation:
• Sahal Osman Shidane, convicted of criminal sexual conduct with a victim aged 13–15, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Abdulkadir Sharif Abdi, convicted of fraud, vehicle theft, and receiving stolen property; affiliated with the Vice Lord Nation gang; arrested in Minneapolis.
• Abdi Gelle Mohamed, convicted of sexual abuse of a minor, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Zakariya Abdi, convicted of homicide and larceny, arrested in Bayport.
• Mohamed Aways Ali, convicted of larceny, obstructing police, and vehicle theft, arrested in Minnesota.
• Mohamed Farah, convicted of amphetamine possession, arrested in Bloomington.
• Bashir Kulmie, convicted of drug trafficking and dangerous drugs, arrested in Saint Paul.
• Said Elmi, convicted of burglary, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Feisal Mohamed-Omar, arrested for domestic violence in Minneapolis.
• Ahmed Mohamed Said, convicted of assault, domestic violence, DUI, and property damage, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Mukthar Mohamed Ali, convicted of assault, fraud, robbery, and larceny, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Mukhtar Mohamed Ali, convicted of domestic assault and robbery, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Liban Osman, convicted of robbery, burglary, and assault, arrested in Saint Paul.
• Khalid Ahmed, convicted of resisting an officer, arrested in Saint Paul.
• Sahal Shidane, convicted of sexual assault, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Liban Dahir Mohamed, convicted of domestic violence, arrested in Elk River.
• Kamal Miyo, convicted of assault and drug possession, arrested in Fort Snelling.
• Yahye Abdisalan, convicted of sexual assault, false imprisonment, burglary, and aggravated assault, arrested in Lino Lakes.
• Kusow Siad Dakane, convicted of robbery and receiving stolen property, arrested in Fort Snelling.
• Kaisar Nur, convicted of robbery, weapons offenses, and burglary, arrested in Lino Lakes.
• Mohamed Faisal Abdi, convicted of assault and false citizenship, arrested in Sandstone.
• Ahmed Muhumed, convicted of assault, firing a weapon, and drug possession, arrested in Faribault.
• Mahamed Roble, convicted of domestic violence and making terroristic threats, arrested in Burnsville.
• Rahmo Gedi Abdi, convicted of robbery, arrested in Plymouth.
• Abdulkadir Mohamed, convicted of battery and dangerous drug offenses, arrested in Saint Cloud.
• Osman Rabe, convicted of narcotics trafficking and possession of opiates, arrested in Minneapolis.
• Abdirahman Abdullahi, convicted of aggravated assault and robbery, arrested in Fort Snelling.
• Aden Aden, convicted of robbery, fraud, and cocaine possession, arrested in Saint Cloud.
• Abdiaziz Ahmed, convicted of sexual assault, arrested in Shakopee.
• Abdifatah Badil, convicted of indecent exposure to a minor, terroristic threats, and larceny, arrested in Bayport.
• Abdirashid Ahmed, convicted of negligent vehicular homicide and DUI, arrested in Saint Paul.
• Abdirashid Elmi, convicted of homicide, arrested in Faribault.
• Hassan Osman, convicted of burglary, conspiracy, and tax-related crimes, arrested in Columbia Heights.
• Nurudin Abdi, convicted of aggravated assault on a police officer, robbery, burglary, and larceny, arrested in Bayport.
ICE officials said all of those arrested are now in federal custody pending removal proceedings. Many had prior encounters with law enforcement and had reentered or remained in the United States unlawfully after earlier convictions.
“This operation underscores our continued focus on arresting and removing individuals who pose real threats to the public,” an ICE spokesperson said.
Key Points: Somali nationals arrested in ICE’s Minnesota crackdown – Minneapolis
- ICE arrested more than 30 Somali nationals with convictions for homicide, sexual assault, and other violent crimes.
- The arrests were made during a statewide operation across multiple Minnesota cities.
- All remain in ICE custody pending removal proceedings from the United States.