DFL Minnesota lawmakers and other community advocates rallied in the State Capitol rotunda on Monday to condemn President Trump's pledge to end deportation protections for some Somali immigrants.

In a social media post on Friday, Mr. Trump said he would end "effective immediately" the temporary legal status for Somalia, a designation the country has had since 1991 and has been renewed in the years following. The federal program allows people to get temporary relief from removal and obtain a work authorization because the U.S. government determines certain countries are unstable due to civil unrest, violence or natural disasters.

More than 700 migrants from Somalia have Temporary Protected Status, according to the Congressional Research Service . In 2023, the year for which th

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