Trump announced he is immediately terminating Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals in Minnesota, citing allegations of widespread welfare fraud like a $250 million food aid scandal and Somali gang activity terrorizing the state. The move affects 400 to 700 people there, out of about 700 nationwide, while Minnesota's Somali-American population totals around 80,000, mostly citizens or permanent residents. Critics including Rep. Ilhan Omar and Gov. Tim Walz dismissed it as ineffective and divisive, and legal experts question if a president's post can override typical DHS processes. Supporters like journalist Christopher Rufo praised it as a needed response to exposed abuses.
