In more immigration news, the Trump administration is ending temporary protected status, TPS, for people from Somalia, putting over 2,000 Somalis at risk of deportation. The Homeland Security Department has given Somalis living in the U.S. with TPS until March to leave the country or face removal. As part of his escalating racist attacks on the Somali immigrant community, President Trump doubled down on his threats Tuesday.

President Donald Trump: “We’re also going to revoke the citizenship of any naturalized immigrant from Somalia or anywhere else who is convicted of defrauding our citizens. We’re going to get them the hell out of here fast. And if you come to America to rob Americans, we’re throwing you in jail, and we’re sending you back to the place from where you came. We’re throwing you right in jail. And they know it, too.”

The Council on American-Islamic Relations, CAIR, condemned this as a “bigoted attack,” saying in a statement, “This decision does not reflect changed conditions in Somalia. By dismantling protections for one of the most vulnerable Black and Muslim communities, this decision exposes an agenda rooted in exclusion, not public safety.”