Late Friday night, President Trump dropped a political thunderbolt: he terminated Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Somali nationals living in Minnesota.<\/p>\n
The decision \u2014 effective immediately \u2014 comes on the heels of explosive revelations about large-scale fraud in the state\u2019s sprawling welfare and aid network, with investigators alleging that taxpayer dollars were siphoned off and ultimately funneled to the al-Shabaab terror organization.<\/p>\n
\u201cMinnesota, under (Democrat) Governor (Tim Walz), is a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity,\u201d Trump announced on his\u00a0Truth Social<\/a>\u00a0media platform. \u201cI am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.\u201d<\/p>\n \u201cSomali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State, and BILLIONS of Dollars are missing. Send them back to where they came from,\u201d he declared. \u201cIt\u2019s OVER!\u201d<\/p>\n