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January 14, 2026

Trump Admin Ending Temporary Protected Status for Immigrants from Somalia
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In more immigration news, the Trump administration is ending temporary
protected status, TPS, for people from Somalia, putting over 2,000
Somalis at risk of deportation. The Homeland Security Department has
given Somalis living in the U.S. with TPS until March to leave the
country or face removal. As part of his escalating racist attacks on the
Somali immigrant community, President Trump doubled down on his threats
Tuesday.

President Donald Trump: "We're also going to revoke the citizenship of
any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or anywhere else who is convicted
of defrauding our citizens. We're going to get them the hell out of here
fast. And if you come to America to rob Americans, we're throwing you in
jail, and we're sending you back to the place from where you came. We're
throwing you right in jail. And they know it, too."

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, condemned this as a
"bigoted attack," saying in a statement, "This decision does not reflect
changed conditions in Somalia. By dismantling protections for one of the
most vulnerable Black and Muslim communities, this decision exposes an
agenda rooted in exclusion, not public safety."


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