President Trump is now ordering that Somali green cards, along with green cards issued to 18 other countries of "concern," be reexamined. It's the latest move made by the president threatening the legal status of hundreds of Somali people in Minnesota, an issue that a right-wing activist claims came to his attention due to an article he co-authored.

Mr. Trump's green card-related order came down Thursday after officials said an Afghan national shot and critically injured two National Guard members on Wednesday. That evening, in his address to the nation, the president pivoted to criticizing Minnesota's Somali population.

"Hundreds of thousands of Somalians [sic] are ripping off our country and ripping apart that once great state," Mr. Trump said.

He made a similar claim, without evi

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