Muslim Somali American Deqa Dhalac inaugurated as mayor of predominantly White Maine city

December 7th, 20210 MAINE — The City Council of South Portland, Maine unanimously voted on Monday to elect the city’s first Muslim mayor. Deqa Dhalac, 53, is believed to be the country’s first Somali American mayor. Dhalac won a City Council seat back in 2018, being the only non-White candidate for a Council seat in the Whitest state in the U.S....

DHS lets Somali immigrants stay 18 more months

July 21st, 20180 WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Trump administration said on Thursday it would allow some 500 Somalis to remain in the United States for at least another 18 months under protected status, given the violence in their home county. Somalis in the United States with Temporary Protected Status will be able to re-register for an extension of their...