ST PAUL, Minn. — President Donald Trump called Minnesota "a hub of fraudulent money laundering activity" in a Truth Social post Friday night, and said he is terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalis living in Minnesota.
It's unclear if President Trump has the authority to suspend TPS for a group in a certain state. The Secretary of Homeland Security designates a foreign country for TPS when the conditions in that country prevent people from returning safely. This includes civil war, which Somalia has been engaged in since the 1990s.
President Trump also said, "Somali gangs are terrorizing the people of that great State" and "Send them back to where they came from."
While it's not clear what case of fraud President Trump is referring to in his post, fraud has bee

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