{"id":8518,"date":"2026-01-14T00:56:47","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:56:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8518"},"modified":"2026-01-14T00:56:47","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T00:56:47","slug":"us-to-end-deportation-protections-for-somalis-donald-trump-news","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/inernews.online\/?p=8518","title":{"rendered":"US to end deportation protections for Somalis | Donald Trump News"},"content":{"rendered":"<p> <br \/>\n<\/p>\n<div id=\"\">\n<p class=\"article__subhead\"><em>The decision is expected to affect about 1,100 people and is likely to face legal challenges.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div>\n<div class=\"article-dates\">\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">Published On 13 Jan 2026<\/span><span aria-hidden=\"true\">13 Jan 2026<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"rich-share\" data-testid=\"rich-share\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"rich-share__button-wrapper\"><button class=\"rich-share__button row\" aria-expanded=\"false\"><\/p>\n<p>Click here to share on social media<\/p>\n<p><svg class=\"icon icon--share2 icon--primary icon--16 \" viewbox=\"0 0 20 16\" version=\"1.1\" aria-hidden=\"true\"><title>share2<\/title><path fill=\"#000\" fill-rule=\"evenodd\" d=\"M11.688 9.048c-.659 0-1.252.282-1.673.733l-4.92-2.45c.016-.115.028-.232.028-.352 0-.117-.011-.23-.027-.343l4.913-2.423a2.285 2.285 0 0 0 1.68.739C12.964 4.952 14 3.899 14 2.6 14 1.302 12.965.25 11.688.25S9.377 1.302 9.377 2.601c0 .117.01.23.027.343L4.49 5.367a2.285 2.285 0 0 0-1.68-.739C1.536 4.628.5 5.681.5 6.979c0 1.299 1.035 2.35 2.312 2.35.659 0 1.252-.281 1.673-.731l4.92 2.45a2.357 2.357 0 0 0-.029.351c0 1.299 1.035 2.351 2.312 2.351S14 12.698 14 11.399s-1.035-2.35-2.312-2.35Z\" clip-rule=\"evenodd\"\/><\/svg><\/button><\/p>\n<p class=\"rich-share__social-text\">Share<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div aria-live=\"polite\" aria-atomic=\"true\">\n<p>The administration of United States President Donald Trump will end temporary deportation protections and work permits for some Somali nationals in the US, authorities say.<\/p>\n<p>Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said on Tuesday that the Trump administration was ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which shields migrants from deportation to countries where it is deemed unsafe to return and grants temporary work authorisation, for Somalis living in the US.<\/p>\n<section class=\"more-on\">\n<h2 class=\"more-on__heading\">Recommended Stories<!-- --> <\/h2>\n<p><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">list of 3 items<\/span><span class=\"screen-reader-text\">end of list<\/span><\/section>\n<p>\u201cCountry conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law\u2019s requirement for Temporary Protected Status,\u201d Noem said in a statement. \u201cFurther, allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. We are putting Americans first.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The decision, which is expected to affect about 1,100 people, is likely to face legal challenges.<\/p>\n<p>The Somali community has become a frequent target of the Trump administration. The US president has called Somalis \u201cgarbage\u201d and depicted them as criminals.<\/p>\n<p>In recent weeks, the Trump administration has lashed out at Somalis in the US, alleging large-scale public benefit fraud in Minnesota\u2019s Somali community, the largest in the country, with about 80,000 members.<\/p>\n<p>Trump has threatened to strip any naturalised Somali or foreign-born person of their US citizenship if they were convicted of fraud, as he continued his attacks on the Somali community.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe\u2019re going to revoke the citizenship of any naturalised immigrant from Somalia or anywhere else who is convicted of defrauding our citizens,\u201d Trump said on Tuesday.<\/p>\n<p>The administration has additionally cut off Minnesota\u2019s access to federal childcare assistance and surged immigration enforcement agents to the state, home to a sizeable Somali population, prompting widespread anger and condemnation from local and state officials over aggressive immigration raids.<\/p>\n<p>Heavily-armed agents have broken car windows and detained people, used frequent force against protesters, and asked residents for proof of citizenship, drawing concerns from civil liberties groups.<\/p>\n<p>Tensions rose further after a federal immigration agent last week shot and killed Renee Good, a US citizen and mother of three, who had been acting as a legal monitor of federal immigration activity in Minneapolis.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><br \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The decision is expected to affect about 1,100 people and is likely to face legal challenges. 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