Trump ‘immediately’ ends deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota

president Donald Trump On Friday evening, he said he would end deportation protections for Somalis in Minnesota “effective immediately.”

“Minnesota, under Governor [Tim Walz] “Waltz is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,” Trump wrote on Truth Social.

He continued: “As President of the United States, I hereby declare the office of President, effective immediately Temporary Protection Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.”

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

Trump claimed: “Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of this great state and BILLIONS of dollars are missing. Send them back where they came from. It’s over! President DJT.”

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Minnesota has a significant Somali population and the TPS program allows Somali nationals temporary legal status to live and work in the United States due to the dangerous conditions in the African country.

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