Trump, U.S. citizens and Somali Americans
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At least 15 Columbus childcare centers were targeted by false allegations of fraud, harassing phone calls and trespassers in December and January, community leaders say.
The attacks on ‘garbage’ immigrants – and their champions such as Ilhan Omar – take aim at a reliable constituency for Democrats.
President Donald Trump promised "RECKONING & RETRIBUTION" in Minnesota a day after its officials sued to stop the deployment of immigration agents to the state. Trump on Jan. 13 decried Democratic leaders in Minnesota and said Immigration and Customs Enforcement "patriots" want to remove dangerous criminals from the state.
Gov. Tim Walz changed the state flag of Minnesota to closely resemble the national flag of Somalia. Minnesota is home to the largest number of Somali Americans in the country, but any similarities between the new flag and the Somali flag are pure coincidence.
Somali nationals with TPS are now required to leave the United States by March 17, according to a post from the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.
Trump renews attacks on Somali Americans a day after freezing federal childcare funding to Minnesota over fraud claims.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced earlier this week that it will end Temporary Protection Status for Somalia, which will require Somali nationals to leave the U.S. by mid-March.
U.S. Department of Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced Tuesday the termination of Somalia’s designation for Temporary Protected Status.
The Trump administration is ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia. That means hundreds, possibly thousands of Somalis living in the US will have just two months to leave the US or face deportation.
"With renewed national attention on Somali Americans, it is worth asking a simple question: How long have Somalis been part of the American story? The answer challenges common assumptions," Said M. Elmi writes.
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Minnesota fraud scandal exposes how entitlement culture is crushing the American Dream
Pastor Corey Brooks argues welfare dependency exploits taxpayers during his Walk Across America, citing Minnesota Somali community statistics and calling for merit-based policies.