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US extends temporary status for Somalis, citing civil strife

| July 21, 2021 12:12 AM

WASHINGTON (AP) — Homeland Security Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas extended temporary legal status to hundreds of Somalis on Monday to allow them to remain in the United States for an additional 18 months during civil strife in the African nation.

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