(PHOENIX, ARIZONA) — A Change.org petition titled
“Deport Nicki Minaj to Trinidad”
surpassed 50,000 signatures as of Monday, calling on U.S. authorities to remove the rapper from the country after her appearance at Turning Point USA’s AmericaFest.
The petition, created on December 27, 2025, urges Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the FBI, White House officials and a Pentagon staffer to review her residency status and deport her, arguing the request is not based on citizenship.
Nicki Minaj is a naturalized U.S. citizen, and deportation is legally impossible for her political views, personal conduct or celebrity feuds under U.S. immigration law.
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Backlash that fueled the petition centered on Minaj’s appearance at AmericaFest on December 21, 2025, in Phoenix, Arizona, where she praised President Donald Trump and aligned with MAGA figures alongside Erika Kirk.
Online reactions to the petition were polarized, with critics casting her as a “traitor” and supporters dismissing it as “pointless” or pointing to her citizenship and Trump ties.
No U.S. agencies have responded publicly to the petition, and Minaj has not publicly addressed it.
The petition accuses Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj-Petty in Trinidad, of “spiraling out of control” and “experiencing psychosis,” and frames her recent public behavior as a “matter of public concern” and a public safety threat.
Its claims cite her alleged harassment of Jay-Z and Beyoncé, referred to in the petition as “the Carters,” and criticize her defense of her husband Kenneth Petty, described in the petition as a registered sex offender and convicted felon.
The petition also points to what it characterizes as a shift away from past LGBTQ+ support, citing statements like “boys should just be boys,” and ties its argument to Minaj’s recent political views.
Signatures climbed rapidly across reports tracking the petition’s growth, with one count putting it at over 12,000 on December 27, rising to 31,000 shortly after, and reaching 49,000+ by December 29.
One outlet described the petition as explicitly over 50,000 signatures, underscoring how quickly the campaign spread across social media and entertainment circles after AmericaFest.
At the same time, some snapshots of the Change.org page showed lower totals, including 8,815 signatures, reflecting a mismatch between widely shared figures and certain captured counts as the petition circulated.
The petition’s core demand is aimed at federal enforcement and security institutions, calling for action from ICE and the FBI, along with White House officials, while also naming a Pentagon staffer as someone it wants involved in reviewing her status.
It argues its push for removal is not grounded in citizenship, but in what it describes as public safety concerns and the consequences of a celebrity’s behavior and influence.
Legal experts cited in coverage emphasized there is no basis for deportation, and that her status as a naturalized U.S. citizen makes the petition’s goal unattainable under U.S. immigration law.
Those points gained traction online as the petition moved beyond fan circles into broader political arguments sparked by her appearance at a conservative event that prominently featured support for Trump.
A TikTok creator, Joseph Anthony Redden, known as “The Older Millennial,” pushed back on online rumors that Minaj was “undocumented,” a claim he addressed after it was amplified by commentator Josh Green.
Green tied that rumor to Minaj’s unpaid $503,000 judgment from a 2019 Germany assault case involving Petty, a thread that circulated alongside calls for authorities to act on the petition’s demands.
The petition’s narrative blends pop culture grievances with political anger, linking Minaj’s AmericaFest moment and praise of Trump with allegations about her behavior toward other celebrities and her public stance on social issues.
Its language portrays her as a danger to public safety and argues that the combination of her influence and conduct warrants intervention by federal agencies, even as immigration law offers no pathway to deport a naturalized citizen for such reasons.
Minaj moved legally to the U.S. at age five to join her mother, described as a legal resident who later naturalized, a background that has been central to responses noting that “Deport Nicki Minaj” is not a realistic outcome.
Even so, the petition’s rapid growth into the tens of thousands of signatures within days showed how her AmericaFest appearance in Phoenix could quickly trigger a national online campaign, driven by both political outrage and celebrity scrutiny.
A viral petition calling for Nicki Minaj’s deportation has reached 50,000 signatures following her controversial appearance at a conservative event in Arizona. Despite the public outcry over her political alignment and personal conduct, legal scholars note that as a naturalized citizen, she cannot be deported. The movement highlights the growing intersection of celebrity influence and intense political polarization in the United States.
