This is one of those twitchy sort of government programs where the intent and what actually happened can have that infamous Clintonianism attached to it.
In 1991, the United States government awarded certain Somalis something called Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which allowed those persons to come to the US and live without all the fuss and bother of the normal immigration process. The questionable word here is 'temporary.'
That was 1991, this is 2026.
DEPENDS ON WHAT YOUR DEFINITION OF TEMPORARY IS
If you are a Democrat, 'temporary' seems to have little impact once the affected personages' little feet hit US soil. For all intents and progressive bleeding heart purposes, they're good for the long run, and I do mean long run. Never to be nudged or bothered about going anywhere again. Settled in and welcome, pilgrims.
Republicans look at this underhanded awarding of what amounts to homesteads with a slightly more jaundiced viewpoint. Most think that there should really be an exit date attached to something 'temporary,' especially if the circumstances under which the protection was offered have now reversed and improved measurably.
In other words, it's time to go back home.
In the case of the Somalis, this is proving to have been a particularly brutal lesson in good intentions, lousy government oversight, and merciless ingratitude.
As 'temporary' stretched into decades, rather than assimilation, the refugees formed into tight little Somali islands in the states where they landed. The nakedly rapacious nature of the Somali culture then blossomed into a multi-billion-dollar piracy empire aimed squarely at fleecing the American taxpayer, who subsidized their very existence.
Minnesota Somalis have apparently stolen more than the GDP of Somalia.
— Peter St Onge, Ph.D. (@profstonge) January 2, 2026
But it's the tip of the iceberg: Nationwide welfare fraud could amount to $1.5 trillion a year.
That’s enough to exempt all Americans from income tax up to $200,000. pic.twitter.com/QRudb5lnGO
Assimilation was only a vehicle for acquiring political heft, with the corresponding citizenship benefits of voting for acquiescent politicians at first. Then, for their own, homegrown Somalis, co-conspirators in the pirates' life they were all leading, in states from Maine to Ohio, their queen city of Minneapolis, and even Oregon.
Try to understand this…
— C3 (@C_3C_3) January 9, 2026
Then realize Kayse Jama was born to nomads in Somalia.
Moved to America then helped other Somalians enter America.
Of course he doesn’t want ICE in Oregon.
They are running the same scams Minnesota is.
Fraud is everywhere.pic.twitter.com/xZ3RG19tJU
After all, 'temporary' was just a state of mind, and so many were now citizens of a country they openly despised but needed, so I'm sure they felt pretty invincible and, more importantly, invisible.
A vast amount, if rumors of suitcases full of cash at airports are true (see David here), of that American taxpayer cash flowing into Somali pockets has been passed through to the motherland itself. In fact, many of the US Somalis tout how wonderful Somalia is compared to the hellhole of living in the US. Some even brag about the control they have over policy.
🚨 REP. ILHAN OMAR: I am a SOMALI girl! I missed my country...in Congress, we will make OUR land a more stable and prosperous place!
— Eric Daugherty (@EricLDaugh) December 29, 2025
She flat-out admits her number one priority is Somalia.
SEND HER BACK ALREADY! Expel her from the House!pic.twitter.com/aMMbgE6Dpf
THE US GOVERNMENT WILL ONLY DO WHAT SOMALIS IN THE US TELL IT TO DO
ILHAN OMAR just went full mask-off:“We don’t contribute.
— QThestorm (@17QStorm) December 9, 2025
We CONQUER.
America only moves when Somalis in America give the orders.
To steal, not to give.
”This is not immigration.This is invasion.
DEPORT. THEM. ALL
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Former Prime Minister of Somalia reveals Ilhan Omar is here in America to represent Somalia
— Wall Street Apes (@WallStreetApes) December 6, 2025
“The interests of Ilhan are not Ilhans, It’s not the interest of Minnesota nor is it the interest of the American people. The interests of Ilhan is that of the Somalian people and… pic.twitter.com/JV8ts6FrIi
Possibly as much as a trillion dollars has been looted, with hundreds of billions of it stolen by Somalis, 78% of whose households still are collecting benefits in Minnesota after being in the States for more than ten years.
The bloom is off that rose of the desert.
Investigations into the fraud are exploding. It has already cost the revolting governor of Minnesota his campaign for a third term, and there are reports he may step down entirely over increasing evidence of his ties to the scandalous thefts during his administration.
Governor Walz needs to step down. Saying he will stay on to investigate is like O.J. Simpson saying he will investigate the murder of his ex-wife. pic.twitter.com/37fihiNBIS
— Rep. Tim Burchett Press Office (@RepTimBurchett) January 7, 2026
Trump has also just issued the definition of 'temporary' vis-à-vis the Somalis who are still covered by the TPS arrangement - it's March 17th.
YOU'RE GONE
President Donald Trump is ordering thousands of Somalis to leave the US.
The White House is ending Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Somalia, meaning thousands of Somalis in the US under that program must leave, after an alleged fraud scheme exploded in Minnesota and made national headlines.
Those affected must leave the country by March 17.
There are roughly 2,500 Somalis in the US under TPS, Department of Homeland Security (DHS) sources revealed to Fox News. Just under 1,400 of those are in the country with pending applications.
An estimated 24 percent of them reside in Minnesota, where Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) has been carrying out deportation operations in recent weeks.
It's not a huge number anymore, but it's enough for a start.
...'They stole $18 billion, that's just what we're learning about,' Trump said of the Minnesota fraud.
Minnesota's Somali community has been under scrutiny over the fraud scandal that has enveloped state leaders.
...Somalians were viewed least favorably compared to other immigrant groups in the J.L. Partners poll.
In fact, they were the only group that polled in negative territory.
Thirty percent of registered voters said Somali immigrants made a bad impact on the United States.
This morning, the government also announced it's freezing visa processing for a bunch of countries, including Somalia.
The State Department is pausing all visa processing for 75 countries in an effort to crack down on applicants deemed likely to become a public charge.
A State Department memo, seen first by Fox News Digital, directs consular officers to refuse visas under existing law while the department reassesses screening and vetting procedures.
The countries include Somalia, Russia, Afghanistan, Brazil, Iran, Iraq, Egypt, Nigeria, Thailand, Yemen and more.
The pause will begin Jan. 21 and will continue indefinitely until the department conducts a reassessment of visa processing.
But no worries for the TPS crew whose time is up. If no liberal judge comes sailing in to save them, they can start packing, and no visa is required to go home.
Instead of the vacation home they were planning, they'll now get to stay permanently.
In Minnesota, it is so common for somalis to take long vacations in Somalia that the Minneapolis Public Housing Authority does not require rent payments while they are gone. If they can vacation in Somalia, the temporary protected status is not needed.
— RunTheStairs (@runthestairs) January 13, 2026
Moving from snowy Minnesota...
Somalia: Where the Sun Shines, the Beaches Glow, and the Weather Smiles#Somalia pic.twitter.com/pJRjmFKiti
— S.A (@S_Ali0011) October 28, 2025
...to go back home to this?
Somalia’s beaches: Africa’s finest. Still doubting?#Somalia pic.twitter.com/irBV0TLEYc
— S.A (@S_Ali0011) October 12, 2025
People pay good money to visit Florida, right?
Besides, think of it this way - the TPS was really a tourist visa to begin with, only for a dream vacation.
Everyone wakes up eventually.
Safe trip!
