Trump admin ending deportation protections for Somali nationals
The Trump administration is pulling deportation protections for thousands of Somalis as the community remains engulfed in growing fraud scandals.
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals living in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday morning. The decision follows intense national scrutiny of the Somali community, particularly in Minnesota, where many members are accused of stealing millions in taxpayer funds through sophisticated fraud schemes.
“Temporary means temporary,” Noem said in a public statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status.”
“Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests,” the DHS chief continued. “We are putting Americans first.”
The Department of Homeland Security (DHS) is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali nationals living in the United States, Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday morning. The decision follows intense national scrutiny of the Somali community, particularly in Minnesota, where many members are accused of stealing millions in taxpayer funds through sophisticated fraud schemes.
“Temporary means temporary,” Noem said in a public statement provided to the Daily Caller News Foundation. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status.”
“Further, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests,” the DHS chief continued. “We are putting Americans first.”
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