"The Department of Homeland Security said in a statement that affected Somalis must leave the U.S. by March 17, when existing protections, last extended by former President Joe Biden, will expire."
""Temporary means temporary," said Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, adding that the decision puts "Americans first.""
"Congress established the Temporary Protected Status program in 1990 to help foreign nationals attempting to leave unstable, threatening conditions in their home countries. It allows the executive branch to designate a country so that its citizens are eligible to enter the U.S. and receive status."
The Trump administration ended Temporary Protected Status for Somali nationals, requiring affected individuals to leave the United States by March 17. The decision affects a small subset of TPS holders; the Congressional Research Service counted 705 Somali recipients among nearly 1.3 million TPS immigrants. The Department of Homeland Security said existing protections, last extended by former President Joe Biden, will expire on that date. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem said, "Temporary means temporary," and framed the decision as putting Americans first. Somalia received TPS amid a 1991 civil war and has faced decades of conflict and natural disasters, including severe droughts.
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