80,000+ Somalis [in Minnesota]? How many does this effect?
>I am, as President of the United States, hereby terminating, effective immediately, the Temporary Protected Status (TPS Program) for Somalis in Minnesota.
https://www.reuters.com/world/us/trump-says-he-is-ending-temporary-deportation-protections-somalis-minnesota-2025-11-22/
Current Status:
TPS Extended Through: Mar. 17, 2026
https://www.uscis.gov/humanitarian/temporary-protected-status/temporary-protected-status-designated-country-somalia
community-led estimates suggest that the figure is much higher, indicating that between 250,000 and 300,000 Somalis reside in the U.S. today
The largest Somali communities are in Minnesota, Ohio, and Washington State, followed by significant populations in Maine, California, Virginia, and Georgia.
https://ctsomali.ca/somali-population-in-usa-2025/
Minnesota Compass reports a total of 86,610 Somali Americans reside in the state, the largest population in the country. An estimated 37,048 residents of Minnesota were born in Somalia, according to 2021 U.S. Census American Community Survey data.
July 11, 2023
https://www.minnpost.com/fact-briefs/2023/07/is-minnesota-home-to-the-largest-number-of-somali-americans-in-the-country/