Amal Hassan, community development and education coordinator at CVT St. Cloud, is quoted in this article on Minnesota Public Radio, commenting on the impacts of the extreme ICE enforcement on clients and the community. She notes that clients could not leave their homes for fear of being detained, but that telehealth appointments were not always feasible because of lack of privacy with others also forced to stay home. So the team met some clients in their cars; they bought window screens for privacy. She said clients continue to say, “’I feel like I still have to hide, closing all the windows. I am afraid to even let the sunlight come in, because what if they’re outside?’”

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For Some in St. Cloud’s Somali Community, Stress from ICE Surge Strained Mental Health

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Minnesota Public Radio