After the collapse of Somalia’s central government, the Somali Bantus became marginalized as victims of ethnic violence and war. Armed militias targeted the Somali Bantu population and massacred them in very detestable way. Then Somali Bantu people fled to refugee camps in Kenya, and they started living there, hoping for peacefulness and a good life., but the refugee life differed extremely from the refugees’ expectations. For example, a lot of young Somali men were butchered by the Somali refugee bandits without any valid reason. So, the Somali Bantu people lived in refugee camps located northeastern part of Kenya for twelve years with the horrible fear of killing and torture.

In November 2001, the Somali Bantu people were screened by the United States Eastern African Representative for resettlement to America. After the completion of the screening   and verification, the US officials decided to relocate the Somali Bantu to a second refugee camp before they were actually resettled to America. This relocation brought the Somali Bantu to the Kakuma refugee camp because the US officials were concerned about security.
That is how the Somali Bantu people came to America, particularly to your states, cities,
and counties