Trump Administration Will End Deportation Protections for Somalis
The New York Times • • general
Key Points:
- The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 2,000 Somali migrants, which currently allows them to live and work in the U.S.
- This decision coincides with a large-scale immigration enforcement operation in Minnesota, home to the largest Somali population in the country, involving about 3,000 federal officers.
- TPS for Somalis, first granted in the early 1990s due to civil war and instability in Somalia, is set to expire on March 17, with about 1,380 Somalis still having pending applications.
- Homeland Security officials justified ending the program by stating that conditions in Somalia have improved and that continuing protections is not in the U.S. national interest.
