Mubashir’s story is one of several attacks on Minneapolis’ Somali community
A Somali-American citizen residing in Minneapolis is speaking out after he was illegally detained for roughly two hours, saying it was for no reason other than his ethnicity.
Mubashir, who declined to give his last name out of fear of retaliation against his family and loved ones, stood before a crowd of reporters and supporters, alongside Mayor Jacob Frey and Police Chief Brian O’Hara, to tell the ordeal that occurred Dec. 9. The 20-year-old, who came to the U.S. as a child and became a naturalized American citizen, according to MPR News, said he could tell trouble was lurking when he stepped out for his lunch break…