On Thanksgiving night, November 27, 2025, President Donald Trump posted a fiery Truth Social message that combined holiday greetings with a forceful pledge to overhaul America’s immigration system and protect citizens from what he described as unchecked crime and social strain caused by mass migration.
In the widely discussed post, Trump thanked American patriots for their patience while the country has been “divided, disrupted, carved up, murdered, beaten, [and] mugged” due to decades of weak border policies. He argued that many recent arrivals come from failed states, prisons, or criminal gangs, or rely heavily on welfare, placing an unsustainable “refugee burden” on American communities.
The president pointed to Minnesota as a prime example, stating that “hundreds of thousands of refugees from Somalia are completely taking over the once great State” and that “Somalian gangs are roving the streets looking for ‘prey’” while law-abiding residents remain locked in their homes. Trump directly criticized Governor Tim Walz for inaction and Rep. Ilhan Omar for what he called anti-American rhetoric.
Outlining an aggressive new agenda, President Trump promised to:
- Permanently pause migration from all Third World countries until the system fully recovers
- Cancel millions of prior admissions from the Biden era
- End federal benefits for non-citizens
- Remove individuals who are a public charge, security risk, or “non-compatible with Western Civilization”
- Re-examine green cards and potentially revoke citizenship when national security demands it
Governor Walz fired back on X with a one-line jab: “Release the MRI results,” referencing Trump’s recent comments about his own cognitive health.
The president’s message came one day after an Afghan national—who entered under the Biden administration’s Operation Allies Welcome—allegedly shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., killing 20-year-old Sarah Beckstrom. The administration immediately halted all Afghan asylum processing and has already begun terminating Temporary Protected Status for Somalis and reviewing visas from multiple high-risk nations.
Supporters praised the president for finally addressing what they see as years of dangerous open-border policies, while critics condemned the sharp tone of the post. With Minnesota home to America’s largest Somali community (roughly 80,000 people), the coming months are likely to see intense debate—and probable legal battles—over the Trump administration’s sweeping immigration crackdown.