(MINNEAPOLIS, MN, 7/19/18) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today expressed disappointment that the Trump administration decided to extend but not redesignate Temporary Protective Status (TPS) for Somali nationals currently in the United States.

By only extending for 18 months TPS for Somalis – and not redesignating the status – means that Somali nationals who arrived to the U.S. after May 1, 2012 will not be eligible to apply for TPS. However, the 500 current enrolled TPS holders from Somalia are eligible to re-register for an extension of their status for 18 months, through March 17, 2020. There are an estimated over thousand Somali Nationals that could have enrolled to TPS if it was reinstated.

 On June 26th, the United States Supreme Court issued a 5-4 decision in support of Trump’s bigoted Muslim Ban. It’s more important than ever to know your rights despite this decision. Since December 4, 2017, the Muslim Ban has been in full effect for certain individuals from: Iran, Libya, North Korea, Somalia, Syria, Venezuela, and Yemen. All are facing  difficulty in their applications for visas to be united with family, study in the U.S., get medical treatment, or visit for tourism.

(Minneapolis, MN., 6/21/18) – The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) today welcomed the federal civil rights and hate crime charges of the three bombers of the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, on August 5, 2017.

Today, the Department of Justice announced a five-count federal indictment charging MICHAEL HARI, 47, MICHAEL MCWHORTER, 29, and JOE MORRIS, 23, with federal civil rights and hate crime violations, and using a destructive device in connection with an explosion.

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