St. Paul orders ICE to stop using city lots

In 2023, St. Paul, MN had a population of 308,000 people with racial composition of 53.2% White, 17.9% Asian, 16.2% Black or African American, and 3.5% other races. ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul)) ([World Population Review](https://worldpopulationreview.com/us-cities/minnesota/st-paul))

St. Paul, Minnesota Population 2025 — World Population Review

About 8.4 percent of Minnesota's residents are foreign-born, with significant Somali and Hmong immigrant communities in St. Paul. ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/)) ([American Immigration Council](https://map.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/locations/minnesota/))

Immigrants in Minnesota — American Immigration Council

From 2020 to 2024, over 81,000 new Americans moved to Minnesota, making immigration the primary driver of population change. ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade)) ([Minnesota Chamber of Commerce](https://www.mnchamber.com/blog/immigration-became-leading-component-population-growth-minnesota-decade))

Immigration became the leading component of population growth in Minnesota this decade — Minnesota Chamber of Commerce

In a 2025 ICE sweep in Minneapolis-St. Paul, nearly half of all immigrants were found to have committed some form of immigration fraud following a massive arrival uptick from Somalia. ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/)) ([New York Post](https://nypost.com/2025/09/30/us-news/bombshell-ice-sweep-in-minneapolis-st-paul-finds-50-of-immigrants-had-committed-immigration-fraud-after-massive-arrival-uptick-from-somalia/))

Bombshell ICE sweep in Minneapolis-St. Paul finds 50% of immigrants had committed immigration fraud after massive arrival uptick from Somalia — New York Post

In 2025, ICE arrested more than 400 illegal aliens in Minnesota during Operation Metro Surge, including individuals convicted of serious crimes such as pedophilia and rape. ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and)) ([Department of Homeland Security](https://www.dhs.gov/news/2025/12/12/ice-arrests-worst-worst-criminal-illegal-aliens-including-pedophiles-rapists-and))

ICE Arrests the Worst of the Worst Criminal Illegal Aliens Including Pedophiles, Rapists, and Violent Thugs — Department of Homeland Security

In 2020, 61% of murder victims in Minnesota where race was known were Black, despite Blacks comprising about 7% of the state's population. ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/)) ([Center of the American Experiment](https://www.americanexperiment.org/the-demographics-of-crime-in-minnesota-with-updated-2022-data/))

The demographics of crime in Minnesota, with updated 2022 data — Center of the American Experiment

Immigrants, including undocumented immigrants, in Minnesota are less likely to commit crimes than U.S.-born individuals. ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917)) ([Minnesota.gov](https://mn.gov/ombudfam/news/?id=668917))

MCLA Message on Undocumented Immigrants — Minnesota.gov

ICE operations in Minneapolis and St. Paul in 2025 are targeting the Somali community due to reported criminal activity and immigration fraud. ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/)) ([The Hill](https://thehill.com/homenews/state-watch/5631910-trump-administration-targets-somali-community/))

Homan: ICE targeting Minneapolis, St. Paul because of criminal activity — The Hill