Joey Peters

The Minnesota Republican Party made inroads two years ago with Somali voters and voters of color, but the prospect of retaining them look grim going into this year’s gubernatorial primary. This comes despite the fact that the GOP-endorsed candidate, Kendall Qualls, and his high-profile challenger, Lisa Demuth, are both Black. No Republican candidate of color for Minnesota governor has ever won their primary; Qualls and Demuth are poised to potentially make history by breaking that streak.

The recent capture in Somalia of the alleged number two player in the Feeding Our Future fraud marks a major step in the case that’s rocked local politics, made international headlines and triggered violent immigration enforcement. Now comes the hard part: getting Abdikerm Eidleh over to the United States. Doing so is no guarantee, according to legal and political experts who spoke to Sahan Journal.