Trump administration moves to end deportation protection known as TPS for Somalis
BBC • • general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for approximately 2,500 Somali immigrants starting March 17, citing improved conditions in Somalia, which will make these individuals eligible for deportation.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem stated that allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the US is contrary to national interests, emphasizing the administration's "America First" stance.
- TPS, established by Congress in 1990, protects immigrants from deportation when their home countries face war or disaster; Somalia's TPS has been in place since 1991 but was recently renewed for 18 months by the Biden administration before this planned termination.
- The decision aligns with President Trump's broader efforts to detain and deport undocumented immigrants, particularly
