US EditionTrump says he doesn't want Somalis in the US, urges them to go back to their homeland and fix it
Trump accused Somali immigrants of defrauding taxpayers by billions, urged them to return to Somalia, and criticized Minnesota officials amid a major fraud scandal involving the community.
- The White House is targeting Somalian immigrants in Minnesota following a reported fraud scandal, while President Donald Trump called Rep. Ilhan Omar the `worst 'Congressman/woman'` on Tuesday, Nov. 25, 2025.
- Press Secretary Karoline Leavitt said Somalian migrants in Minnesota have defrauded nearly $1 billion in taxpayer funded benefits, framing the claims as a reason to tighten asylum claims and immigration enforcement.
- On Thanksgiving, President Donald Trump posted that Somalian gangs were roving the streets looking for `prey` and attacked Rep. Ilhan Omar, saying she was `always wrapped in her swaddling hijab` and questioned her U.S. entry.
- Policy actions came amid enforcement rhetoric as the administration terminated TPS for Haitian immigrants the day before Thanksgiving and said some who committed crimes `must go back`.
- Since last week, President Donald Trump has escalated immigration rhetoric, deepening tensions with Minnesota leaders after singling out Somalians and insulting Gov. Tim Walz.
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At a meeting on Tuesday, December 2, Donald Trump violently attacked Somalia and its nationals, accusing Somali migrants of harming the United States after a fraud scandal in Minnesota.
Trump launches tirade against ‘garbage’ Somali immigrants in US
US President Donald Trump on Tuesday weighed in on a social services fraud case involving the Somali diaspora in the Democrat-run state of Minnesota. In heated remarks, Trump described Somali Americans as "garbage" and declared, "we don't want them in our country". Trump has a long history of deriding US immigrants from Global South countries.
Somali immigrants in Minnesota are Trump’s next target
When President Donald Trump was posed a question about how Afghans in the US legally might feel about his decision to pause issuing visas for them after the suspected shooter of National Guard members was identified as an Afghan national, he took aim at another country in the same breath: Somalia.
Trump declares Somalis not wanted in US
President Donald Trump on Tuesday said that Somali immigrants add little to the United States and mostly rely on the social safety net provided by the government. Speaking at the White House during the ninth cabinet meeting of 2025, Trump declared that Somalis “contribute nothing,” while receiving a high percentage of welfare. “I don’t want them in our country; their country is no good for a reason,” he stated. “Your country stinks, and we don’t…
The President of the United States has multiplied his insulting remarks towards Somali immigrants and Democratic Representative Ilhan Omar, whom he has described as "scum."
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