Refugees from Myanmar lose TPS protections, sparking fear in Minnesota’s Karen community

Refugees from Myanmar lose TPS protections, sparking fear in Minnesota’s Karen community

An estimated 1,200 Minnesotans from Myanmar lost temporary protected immigration status on Aug. 7 when a federal judge sided with the Trump administration’s move to end the program.  The judicial rule ends temporary protected status (TPS) for roughly 4,000 people from Myanmar, also known as Burma, in the United States. Minnesota has a sizable community from Myanmar, mostly members of the Karen ethnic group. Many Karen refugees have been living i…