Minneapolis Police Department Swears in First ‘Non-Citizen’ Officer to the Police Force
The Minneapolis Police Department has just sworn in its first non-citizen officer, in addition to its first Somali female officer.
Ikran Mohamed and Lesly Vera were among nearly two dozen officers who were recently onboarded to join the police force, with the former being the department’s first Somali female to be recruited and the latter being the first non-citizen officer.
The report states that Vera is originally from Mexico but has resided in the US since she was 4 years old, calling Minneapolis her ‘home’ despite never becoming a citizen.
According to ABC News, MPD Chief Brian O’Hara cited a new change in the law, which now states that a ‘permanent resident’ who is a non-citizen can join the police department.
