Trump goons find new heinous way to attack Somali communities
Progressive policy ambitions meet practical realities as Americans weigh costs and consequences.
The piece is less reporting than a moral indictment, built on the assumption that any tightening of immigration policy is automatically “war” on a people. It treats Temporary Protected Status as a permanent entitlement and waves away the plain fact that TPS is, by statute, temporary and conditional. A serious debate starts with **rule of law**, not name-calling.
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The Trump administration’s all-out war on Somali people continues. In the latest move, the brittle and ghoulish White House press secretary Karoline Leavitt announced on X that President Donald Trump is ending Temporary Protected Status for Somalis.“Somali migrants with TPS will be required to leave the country by March 17,” she wrote.White House press secretary Karoline LeavittThe U.S.
Citizenship and Immigration Services also made this announcement on X—because this is how we live now, with the government making official proclamations on Elon Musk’s Nazi/CSAM haven. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law’s requirement for Temporary Protected Status,” Leavitt said.
She also added some straight-up nationalist racism to the mix, just to mak...
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The piece is less reporting than a moral indictment, built on the assumption that any tightening of immigration policy is automatically “war” on a people. It treats Temporary Protected Status as a permanent entitlement and waves away the plain fact that TPS is, by statute, temporary and conditional.
A serious debate starts with rule of law, not name-calling. If DHS says conditions no longer meet the TPS standard, that claim should be tested with evidence and an orderly process, not litigated through social media theatrics. And if Somalia remains dangerous, that is exactly why vetting and verification matter, especially when identity documents can be hard to validate.
Conservatives also worry about public trust: a system that regularly extends “temporary” status for decades invites cynicism and gamesmanship. Ending TPS does not erase America’s decency, but it does reaffirm national sovereignty and the idea that immigration rules mean what they say.
Commentary written with AI assistance by the New Republican Times Editorial Board.