Somali alleged sex-traffickers want out of custody…

…..but then there is the Nashville connection. A Minnesota judge began sorting through the 29 indicted sex-traffickers in Minnesota this week according to Minnesota Public Radio: St. Paul, Minn. — More defendants indicted this week in an alleged multi-state sex-trafficking ring appeared in court Wednesday for detention hearings in Minneapolis. Magistrate judge Franklin Noel ruled … Continue reading Somali alleged sex-traffickers want out of custody…

More on the three-state Somali sex trafficking indictment, Omar Jamal is on the case!

Jerry Gordon writing at New English Review pointed out that our old buddy, Omar Jamal, put his two cents worth into the discussion on the Somali sex gangs, here yesterday. Quoted in a Fox News report, that old reliable quote machine, Jamal, said this: Omar Jamal, an advocate for Somalis in Minnesota, said the allegations shocked the … Continue reading More on the three-state Somali sex trafficking indictment, Omar Jamal is on the case!

29 Somalis indicted for sex trafficking

Update January 1, 2011:  Minneapolis Star Tribune has a great story about how this case developed, here. Update December 4th:  Accused sex-traffickers had access to restricted airport areas in Nashville, here. Update November 24th: New York Times gets around to the story, here. Update November 13th: Minneapolis Somalis react, here. Update November 12th: Indicted want … Continue reading 29 Somalis indicted for sex trafficking

Bad News! Another state relinquishes control of refugee program to a non-profit

We first focused on this issue in Tennessee but it seems that, at least according to a spokesman for Lutheran Social Services, 10-15 other states have given over the Refugee Resettlement program almost entirely to a non-profit federal contractor.  This AP story tells us North Dakota has put the fox in charge of the hen house!   … Continue reading Bad News! Another state relinquishes control of refugee program to a non-profit