The Washington Post published on 22 November 2025 an article titled "Trump Says He Will Cancel Temporary Protected Status of Somalis in Minnesota" by Frances Vinall.
In a post on Truth Social, President Trump said, without evidence and without providing further explanation, that "Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of dollars are missing." As a result, he was terminating effective immediately temporary protected status (TPS) for Somali immigrants living in Minnesota.
The Minnesota Attorney General pointed out that you cannot terminate TPS for just one state. There are more than 75,000 persons with Somali heritage living in Minnesota. Few of them reside there with TPS; the vast majority are US citizens. According to the Library of Congress, nationwide there were only 705 Somalis with TPS as of August.
