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President Trump pledged Friday to revoke Temporary Protected Status for Somali residents in Minnesota.

Experts say the president lacks authority to strip protections from a specific community or state.

Advocates worry the threat could fuel hate against Minnesota’s large Somali community amid rising Islamophobia.

President Trump’s pledge to terminate temporary legal protections for Somalis living in Minnesota is triggering fear in the state’s deeply rooted immigrant community, along with doubts about whether the White House has the legal authority to enact the directive as described.

In a social media post late Friday, Trump said he would “immediately” strip Somali residents in Mi

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