So, this just appeared in my Facebook feed:

startribune.com

The Twin Cities Liberian community’s push for an indefinite extension to a deportation reprieve program for Liberia natives came up short as the Trump administration announced Tuesday it will end the program in 12 months.

The program, Deferred Enforced Departure, DED, offered work permits and deportation protections since 2007, replacing another temporary reprieve program put in place during Liberia’s brutal civil war in the 1990s. The administration for the first time revealed Tuesday that only about 840 people nationally now have work permits through the program, suggesting the impact of its cancellation might be more limited than feared by local Liberian leaders.

Liberians in the metro, which hosts one of the largest West African enclaves in North America, mounted an active lobbying push in recent months to save the program. They argued its cancellation would deal a blow not only to the community but also to local nursing homes and other care facilities, where many Liberians work. Eight of the 10 members of Minnesota’s congressional delegation signed a letter to President Trump urging him to extend the program.

But a Department of Homeland Security official said it was time to wrap up the program, which the official said was intended to provide only a temporary reprieve.

I was surprised to learn of the program, but as I commented to Mrs. Fish, Minneapolis and Saint Paul are sanctuary cities; this is not going to play well here. I would remind Mr. Trump that the wild north country has never been a fan of his shenanigans.