Overview
- A Change.org drive launched by 16-year-old Tristan Hamilton has surpassed 54,000 signatures, calling on authorities to review Nicki Minaj’s status and deport her to Trinidad.
- The petition cites Minaj’s praise for the Trump administration and her Dec. 21 AmericaFest comment that “boys will be boys” as evidence of harmful rhetoric toward LGBTQ communities.
- Its text argues public figures should be accountable for their words and explicitly urges deportation “back to Trinidad” as a symbolic consequence.
- USA TODAY sought comment from Minaj’s representatives, and the Washington Examiner contacted the petition’s author and the Department of Homeland Security.
- Coverage notes Minaj has said she is not a U.S. citizen and came to the country as an undocumented child, while The Mirror reported she holds a green card and quoted an immigration attorney who said political speech is not a deportable offense; earlier petitions have also drawn large support.