The Trump administration is ending momentary safety standing, generally known as TPS, for Somalia, Division of Homeland Safety Secretary Kristi Noem instructed ABC Information Tuesday in a press release.
Secretary of Homeland Safety Kristi Noem at a roundtable dialogue with native ranchers and staff from U.S. Customs and Border Safety, January 7, 2026 in Brownsville, Texas.
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Somali migrants with TPS will probably be required to go away the nation by March 17, in response to USCIS.
“Short-term means momentary,” Noem stated. “Nation circumstances in Somalia have improved to the purpose that it not meets the regulation’s requirement for Short-term Protected Standing. Additional, permitting Somali nationals to stay quickly in the US is opposite to our nationwide pursuits. We’re placing Individuals first.”
Minneapolis is the house to the most important Somali American inhabitants within the U.S., in response to the U.S. Census.
-ABC Information’ Rachel Scott and Luke Barr
