President Donald Trump delivered a sweeping immigration move Friday night, announcing the immediate termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals.
The decision, which Trump said is “effective immediately,” will rapidly accelerate deportations in Minneapolis, home to the nation’s largest Somali enclave and represented by radical Democrat Rep. Ilhan Omar (D-MN).
The announcement comes after years of mounting scrutiny over Somalia-linked criminal networks in Minnesota, including the massive Feeding Our Future scandal.
Federal prosecutors say the vast criminal scheme siphoned staggering sums of taxpayer money through fraudulent welfare programs.
U.S. Attorney Joseph Thompson has warned that the combined fraud schemes, including recent cases tied to Housing Stabilization Services and Autism Services, have stolen “billions of dollars in taxpayer money.”
“To be clear, this is not an isolated scheme,” Thompson said in September.
Thompson noted that more than 70 defendants, nearly all Somali nationals, have been charged so far, with more indictments expected.
Against that backdrop, President Trump issued a fiery message on Truth Social announcing the TPS termination.
“Minnesota, under Governor Waltz, is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump wrote.
“I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.
“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 is home to an estimated 80,000 to 100,000 Somalis.
It is the largest concentration of Somali nationals in the United States.
The epicenter is located directly inside Omar’s congressional district.
Federal officials have repeatedly linked Somali street gangs to violent crime, human trafficking, and, through the welfare-fraud investigations, documented terror-finance pipelines sending stolen U.S. dollars to al-Shabaab.
TPS allows nationals from designated countries to remain temporarily in the United States if conditions in their home nation prevent safe return.
The program bars DHS from detaining recipients based solely on immigration status, making it one of the broadest shields against removal.
The benefit does not provide permanent legal status and does not convert into any other form of lawful residency.
ICE data shows more than 4,000 Somali nationals currently have final orders of removal, meaning they have already exhausted legal avenues and can be deported immediately.
That backlog expanded under Joe Biden’s administration, as DHS deprioritized removals and maintained TPS protections.
With TPS now lifted and Somalia cooperating with U.S. repatriation flights, immigration officials are positioned to expedite those removals.
The move marks one of Trump’s most aggressive immigration actions since returning to the White House.
It lands squarely in a state that has become a flashpoint for refugee-related crime, fraud, and political controversy.
The move also intensifies scrutiny on Omar’s district, where local officials have struggled for years to contain gang activity while federal investigators continue uncovering widespread financial fraud schemes tied to Somali-run nonprofits and businesses.
Trump’s order takes effect immediately, setting the stage for a high-impact enforcement wave in a state that has long resisted federal immigration policy.
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