Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US

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Source: theguardian.com
Trump administration ends temporary protected status for Somalis in US

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The Trump administration is terminating temporary protected status (TPS) for Somalis living in the United States, giving hundreds of people two months to leave the country or face deportation.

The homeland security secretary, Kristi Noem, said in a statement that conditions in the east African country had improved sufficiently and that Somalis no longer qualified for the designation under federal law.

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