# U.S. Sen. Smith works to free a Somali man arrested in Minnesota and sent to Guantanamo Bay

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Podcast: [Minnesota Today](https://stenobird.com/podcast/minnesota-today-413993)
Published: 2026-09-17T11:15:00+00:00
Episode link: https://www.mprnews.org/episode/2026/09/17/us-sen-smith-works-to-free-somali-man-arrested-in-minnesota-sent-to-guantanamo-bay
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Minnesota regulators will take up a nearly two-year dispute Tuesday between a tribal nation and its electric cooperative. The Upper Sioux Community built a large solar array next to its casino near Granite Falls a couple of years ago. Minnesota Valley Cooperative Light and Power Association threatened to cut power to the casino, saying the solar project was far bigger than its policy allows. St. Paul City Council President Rebecca Noecker said in an interview this week that more permanent supportive housing is what's needed to solve the unhoused issue in the city. U.S. Senator Tina Smith says she's working to help free a Somali man arrested in Minnesota and sent to Guantanamo Bay, Cuba. Federal agents arrested Adam Abdullah in December. The 31-year-old asylum seeker told MPR News last week that he's one of eight Somalis there and is limited to one 10-minute phone call a day. Summit Brewing Company could lose its St. Paul brewery to foreclosure after its lender sued over more than $8 million in unpaid debt. A first court hearing on that lawsuit is set for Friday.

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