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Trump has announced the immediate end of temporary protected status for Somalis in Minnesota, claiming ‘Somali gangs are terrorizing the state’ and accusing ‘billions of dollars’ of missing money.
US President Donald Trump announced Friday that he is immediately ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis living in Minnesota. Announcing the move on Truth Social, he said, “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great state, and billions of dollars are missing,” adding that he is “hereby immediately ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS program) for Somalis in Minnesota.”
The decision follows years in which Trump singled out Somali immigrants during campaign cycles in the state, where Somali migration has surged since the 1990s.
Long-standing Somali presence in Minnesota
Somali immigrants who have come to the state over the past decades have established thriving cultural and commercial districts, sent their children to Minnesota’s colleges and universities, and elected representatives from within their communities to city councils, mayorships, the state legislature, and the U.S. Congress.
Along with these developments, the community has also faced resistance in the predominantly white and Christian state of 5.7 million people, ranging from violent threats and vandalism to widespread racial and religious tensions. Somali immigrants have been the focus of efforts to prevent refugee resettlement and have expressed concerns about potential targeting by local police. The community’s most prominent elected official, U.S. Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., frequently faces anti-Muslim threats and rumors, including from Trump.
State response and recent policies
Despite these challenges, many Minnesotans are welcoming, according to nearly a dozen Somali community members, leaders and allies USA TodayLiberal state policies supporting refugee resettlement have strengthened Minnesota’s position as a major destination for East Africans fleeing instability, Governor Tim Walz, who ran for vice president with Kamala Harris against Trump and Vice President J,D, Vance, expanded the state’s measures to assist Somali immigrants, Walz approved continued resettlement after Trump signed a 2019 executive order giving state and local officials more power to stop refugee arrivals, He also authorized programs offering driver’s licenses, free college tuition, and health insurance to undocumented immigrants,
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