Bangladesh, Jan. 25 -- The United States decision to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somali immigrants in March has ignited strong reactions across the country. In states such as Minnesota, home to one of the largest Somali communities in the US, the announcement has triggered fear, uncertainty, and political outrage. For families who have built lives over decades, the prospect of losing legal protection is deeply unsettling. For political leaders and activists, the decision has become another flashpoint in a polarized immigration debate.

Yet beyond the emotional responses and charged rhetoric lies a deeper issue that the United States can no longer afford to avoid: the erosion of honesty, clarity, and legality in its immigratio...