US EditionTrump administration ends temporary protected status for thousands of Somalis in US
The Department of Homeland Security ended TPS for about 2,471 Somali nationals, citing improved security in Somalia and national interest concerns, with departure required by March 17.
- The Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for immigrants from Somalia, as confirmed by White House Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt in a post on X.
- Somali nationals holding temporary protected status must leave the United States by March 17, 2026.
- Temporary protected status helps immigrants from countries facing safety issues, like Somalia, and has been available to Somalis since 1991.
- The decision to end the Somali TPS program has disappointed advocates in Minnesota, who see it as crucial for families.
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Trump administration ends protected status for 'garbage' immigrants from Somalia
The Trump administration announced Tuesday it is ending Temporary Protected Status for immigrants from Somalia, whom President Donald Trump has recently described as “garbage.” Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said the designation, which allows some people from Somalia to stay in the U.S. and work legally on a temporary basis, will not be extended. It is set to expire on March 17. After that time, about 700 people could be at risk of depo…
u.s. Repeals Temporary Protection Status of Somali Migrants After Fraud in Minnesota · Global Voices
United States will end Temporary Protection Status for Somali Migrants and urge them to leave the country before March 17
Over the past several weeks, the Trump administration has seized a vast case of state aid fraud splattering the Somali community in Minnesota to attack it and tighten its migration policy.
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Trump vows ‘reckoning’ in Minnesota as feds end protected status for thousands of Somalis
“Temporary means temporary," Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem said.
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