Trump Administration Is Reportedly Ending TPS Status For Several Thousand Somalis

Watch Trump Administration Is Reportedly Ending TPS Status For Several Thousand Somalis - Rizzle on Dailymotion

Transcript

00:00Trump administration is reportedly ending TPS status for several thousand Somalis.

00:06The Trump administration is ending temporary protected status for Somalia, ordering over

00:112,400 Somali nationals to leave the US by March 17, including hundreds residing in Minnesota,

00:18the state at the epicenter of a $9 billion fraud scandal tied to members of the Somali

00:23community.

00:25Temporary means temporary, said DHS Secretary Kristi Noem in a sharp statement to Fox News

00:30Digital.

00:32Country conditions in Somalia have improved, and allowing Somali nationals to remain is

00:36contrary to our national interests.

00:38We are putting Americans first.

00:40The decision ends a protection program dating to Somalia's 1991 Civil War.

00:45Biden last extended TPS in September 2024.

00:49DHS says 2,471 Somalis currently benefit, with 1,383 pending applications.

00:57About 600 live in Minnesota, where ICE enforcement has recently intensified.

01:03The decision followed Minneapolis and St. Paul, suing the Trump administration, claiming ICE

01:08targeted them for diversity and differences of opinion.

01:12Minnesota AG Keith Ellison accused DHS of sowing chaos and terror.

01:17His remarks came after the fatal shooting of Renee Nicole Good, whom officials say attempted

01:22to run down ICE agents.

01:24Body cam footage reportedly shows her accelerating toward officers before being shot.

01:29That incident sparked days of rioting, and the creation of makeshift barricades by far-left

01:34agitators turning parts of Minneapolis into no-go zones.

01:38Despite the unrest, federal immigration operations have continued, drawing outrage from Mayor Jacob

01:43Frey, who told ICE to get the F out of Minneapolis.

01:47Governor Tim Walz blasted the DHS explanation of the shooting as propaganda, while refusing

01:53to address the criminal element tied to widespread immigration fraud schemes in the state.

01:58The Trump administration is pushing to end TPS, deport Somali migrants, and crack down

02:03on fraud.

02:04Others call it overdue enforcement, while critics focus on trauma from law enforcement actions,

02:09as progressive leaders protest and threaten legal challenges.