She is also a Somali refugee living in Trump’s United States and currently resides at the Carver County Jail in Minneapolis. Life in the United States is dangerous for a transgender refugee. When you’re transgender and Somali, “you’re always looking over your shoulder,” she said. He’s now a citizen, but his experience being both a Somali refugee and trans man has been one of isolation. And despite her 11-month detainment, she is optimistic about her future and the future for Somali LGBTQ people.