Trump terminates deportation protections for Somali nationals living in Minnesota 'effective immediately'

Trump ends deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota immediately, citing fraud claims against Gov. Tim Walz in Truth Social post announcement.

President Donald Trump Friday evening said he was ending deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota immediately.  (Anna Moneymaker/Getty Images)

Trump claimed 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! President DJT."

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Minnesota has a sizable Somali population and the TPS program allows Somali nationals temporary legal status to live and work in the U.S. because of the dangerous conditions in the African country.

Fox News Digital has reached out to Walz’s office and the White House for comment. 

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