Somali US citizen, 44, detained 30 minutes outside his apartment despite showing US passport
Jan 2026·Location: Minneapolis, MN
Country of origin: United States
Ali Dahir, a 44-year-old Somali US citizen, was stopped outside his apartment building by ICE and asked for his ID and whether he was a US citizen. He provided his US passport card but was detained for 30 minutes. Federal judge Eric Tostrud found he was detained 'based solely on his race or ethnicity.'
Sources
- “A Manufactured Crisis”
hrw.org·Jun 18, 2026·archived copy
- CourtListener
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