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Trump Orders Immediate End to Temporary Protections for Somali Migrants in Minnesota

President Trump announced he will immediately end Temporary Protected Status for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, which hosts the nation's largest Somali community. A congressional report estimated roughly 705 Somalis nationwide currently have TPS protections. Civil-rights groups called the decision an attack on Somali and Muslim families and warned it will "tear families apart." The move follows a broader administration effort to curtail immigration protections for migrants from several countries.

10:43 AM, 11/22/2025Politics
Trump Orders Immediate End to Temporary Protections for Somali Migrants in Minnesota

President Donald Trump announced late Friday that his administration will "immediately" end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali migrants living in Minnesota, a state that hosts the largest Somali community in the United States. He posted the decision on his social media platform and accused Minnesota of being "a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity," adding that "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!"

The move targets a program that shields people from deportation when their home countries are experiencing armed conflict, natural disaster or other dangerous conditions. TPS was created by Congress in 1990 and is designated and renewed by the Department of Homeland Security in roughly 18-month increments.

Scope and context

Although the announcement drew strong headlines, the number of Somalis currently covered under TPS appears small: a report prepared for Congress in August estimated about 705 individuals nationwide were protected under TPS as Somalis. Still, advocates warn the change could have outsize effects on families and communities concentrated in Minnesota.

Reactions and political context

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) condemned the decision. Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said the move "will tear families apart" and described it as "not just a bureaucratic change; it is a political attack on the Somali and Muslim community driven by Islamophobic and hateful rhetoric."

Ending TPS for Somalis is part of a broader push by the administration to roll back or rescind immigration protections granted to migrants from several countries. In recent years, policymakers have debated protections affecting hundreds of thousands of people from places such as Venezuela, Haiti, Cuba and Syria; those reviews and challenges have heightened uncertainty for many immigrant communities.

Legal experts say affected individuals may seek legal remedies or extensions through the courts or through DHS processes, but outcomes often depend on evolving policy decisions and litigation. The administration's announcement is likely to prompt additional legal challenges and advocacy from immigrant-rights groups.

Note: The figure of approximately 705 Somalis covered under TPS comes from a congressional report issued in August; numbers may change as agencies update their records and decisions are implemented.

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