Trump terminates deportation protections for Somali nationals living in Minnesota ‘effective immediately’
In a dramatic move, former President Donald Trump announced on Friday that he is terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis residing in Minnesota, a decision he claims is effective immediately. This announcement came via a post on Truth Social, where Trump accused the state, under Governor Tim Walz’s leadership, of being a center for fraudulent activities, including money laundering. He specifically pointed to alleged criminal behavior by Somali gangs, asserting that they are endangering the community and contributing to financial losses amounting to “BILLIONS of Dollars.” Trump’s remarks underscore a significant shift in immigration policy, particularly concerning the large Somali population in Minnesota, many of whom rely on TPS due to the ongoing instability and violence in Somalia.
The TPS program has historically provided temporary legal status to individuals from countries experiencing dire humanitarian crises, allowing them to live and work in the U.S. without the fear of deportation. Minnesota’s Somali community has benefited from this program, especially given the dangerous conditions back home. However, Trump’s decision follows a recent investigation by the Manhattan Institute, which alleged that fraudulent schemes, such as the Feeding Our Future initiative, misappropriated hundreds of millions in COVID-19 relief funds. This investigation also suggested that some of these stolen funds may have been funneled to the Somali terrorist group Al-Shabaab. The report, authored by Ryan Thorpe and Christopher F. Rufo, claims to have uncovered a network of fraud involving various programs, raising serious concerns about the misuse of taxpayer dollars and national security implications.
As this story unfolds, it raises critical questions about the intersection of immigration policy, community safety, and financial accountability. Trump’s announcement has already sparked a wave of reactions, with many calling for further investigation into the alleged fraud and its broader implications for the Somali community in Minnesota. The situation is likely to escalate as both state officials and federal agencies respond to the former president’s claims and the potential impact on thousands of individuals who have relied on TPS for stability in their lives. With the state grappling with the fallout from previous fraud scandals, this latest development adds another layer of complexity to the ongoing discourse surrounding immigration and public safety in the United States.
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President
Donald Trump
Friday evening said he was ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota “effective immediately.”Â
“Minnesota, under Governor [
Tim
] Walz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump posted on Truth Social.
He continued, “I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the
Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program)
for Somalis in Minnesota.”
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Trump claimed that ”
Somali gangs
are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from. It’s OVER! President DJT.”
Minnesota has a sizable Somali population
and the TPS program allows Somali nationals temporary legal status to live and work in the U.S. because of the dangerous conditions in the African country.
In the last several years, the state has faced fraud problems, most notably from the Feeding Our Future scheme, which embezzled hundreds of millions of dollars in COVID-19 funds.Â
The president’s decision comes as a new investigation from the Manhattan Institute, a conservative think tank, alleged that millions of dollars were being funneled to the Somali terror group
Al-Shabaab
in connection with the Feeding Our Future scam.Â
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Ryan Thorpe and Christopher F. Rufo of the Manhattan Institute said they had uncovered a web of fraud involving Minnesota’s Medicaid Housing Stabilization Services program, Feeding Our Future and other organizations in a report.Â
They added that federal counterterrorism sources confirmed that millions of dollars in stolen funds were sent back to Somalia, which is how Al-Shabaab got the cash.
Fox News Digital has reached out to Walz’s office and the White House for comment.
