The Center for Broadcast Journalism and Power 104.7 FM talked with Jamila Keisar, a Somali American licensed independent clinical social worker and founder of Keisar Counseling, to learn what she has been observing as a mental health practitioner since the descent of thousands of federal agents across the state. Keiser also shares tools to employ when feeling overwhelmed.

On the same day that Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) agents killed ICU nurse Alex Pretti, U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi sent a letter to Gov. Tim Walz demanding access to Minnesota’s voter rolls as a condition to remove ICE agents from the state. 

A memorial at the site of the brutal killing of Alex Pretti. Photo by Harry Colbert, Jr. Humanity: humaneness; benevolence. Benevolence: the quality of being well meaning; kindness. If democracy is to return – let’s be very clear, in the U.S., it’s already fallen, and to say otherwise would be me abdicating my duty as a truthteller – but if the tide turns, it’s our humanity that will be the demise of this fascist regime. Yes, as a journalist I am breaking ranks and calling it

The Department of Homeland Security recently announced the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States with that designation. The end date is set for March 17.  TPS is granted by the federal government to individuals from countries going through a humanitarian crisis that compromises the ability of citizens of that country to live there safely. Examples of crises include natural disasters and civil war. TPS allows for people to live

A reposting of our video on X by a far right-wing account has multiple comments calling for violence – even killing – of Somali human beings.