On Friday, President Trump announced on social media that he is terminating Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants living in Minnesota, effective immediately. TPS has allowed thousands of Somali nationals to live and work legally in the U.S. after fleeing conflict and humanitarian crises in Somalia.

Under the guise of blaming Somali refugees for “terrorizing the people of that great state,” the sudden proposed termination has raised legal and political questions, as experts debate whether the president has the authority to selectively end TPS protections for one state or population without notice or congressional approval.

The move hits at the heart of Minnesota’s Somali-American community, one of the largest Somali diasporas in the country. Rep. Ilhan Omar, a Somali-Amer

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