Change.org petition calls for Nicki Minaj deportation

A Change.org petition started by Tristan Hamilton has called on United States immigration authorities to review the residency status of rapper Nicki Minaj and consider her deportation to Trinidad, citing what the petition describes as harmful rhetoric and a reversal of positions that once aligned her with LGBTQ+ advocacy.The petition, which had 53,971 verified signatures as of 3:15 pm today, argues that Minaj’s recent words and actions have left many former supporters feeling “deeply betrayed,” particularly those who once viewed her as a voice of support and understanding within the LGBTQ+ community. It claims her public stance has shifted from advocacy to promoting what it describes as outdated and harmful ideas.

Minaj, born Onika Tanya Maraj on December, 8, 1982 in the St James district of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago, lived there until moving to the United States at age five. The petition raises the point that Minaj is not a United States citizen, arguing that her immigration status warrants review in light of what it characterises as divisive public conduct.

Central to the complaint is Minaj’s assertion that “boys should just be boys,” a comment the petition says undermines the foundations of a community that previously found representation and solidarity in her music and public persona. The petition maintains that such statements carry significant weight because of Minaj’s global platform and influence.

Accusations Related to Nicki Minaj

• Husband's Conviction: Kenneth Petty served four and a half years in prison after pleading guilty to attempted first-degree rape of Jennifer Hough when both were teenagers in New York. As a result of this conviction, he is required to register as a sex offender. He later faced legal trouble for failing to register as a sex offender in California.
• Harassment Lawsuit: In 2021, Jennifer Hough filed a lawsuit against both Petty and Minaj, alleging that the couple and their associates harassed and intimidated her and offered money (up to $500,000) for her to withdraw her allegations against Petty. Minaj was dropped from the federal lawsuit in January 2022, but Hough's lawyer mentioned plans to refile the case in a more appropriate jurisdiction.
• Brother's Conviction: Nicki Minaj's older brother, Jelani Maraj, was convicted in 2017 of predatory sexual assault and child endangerment involving an 11-year-old girl (his stepdaughter). He was sentenced in 2020 to 25 years to life in prison for the crimes. 

Isn’t it a bit silly to call for her deportation for agreeing with the current administration’s MO?

@Halliwell

@sgtdjones

It is not silly. However, I consider it malicious.

Malice should not be the reward for stupidity unless of course you've decided to go lower when the silly yet cunning goes low.

CARICOM

CARRY-GO-COME-BRING😛

@Halliwell

In America today, the mechanisms that protect individual freedom and limit state power are diminished or removed, leading to a system that may appear democratic on the surface but is authoritarian in practice. A democracy can produce illiberal outcomes through perfectly legal elections as in America.

Nicki Minaj’s recent political pivot has left a lot of people blinking at their screens, not because celebrities can’t change, but because the timing and direction of the change feel less like personal growth and more like positioning.

Minaj built and sustained a massive career with a fan base that includes a significant LGBTQ+ community. That’s not a footnote; queer listeners, club culture, dancers, creators, and stylists have helped shape the ecosystem that modern pop-rap lives in. So when a star who has benefited from that community starts sounding colder, more ambiguous, or conveniently silent about LGBTQ+ concerns and then appears to move closer to Donald Trump, people don’t just hear “a different opinion.” They hear a message about who still matters.

This is where celebrity politics gets ugly: it’s rarely about policy and often about leverage. Trump’s political brand, for years, has leaned into loyalty and payback: reward your friends, punish your enemies, and treat public support like currency. Whether you call it networking or opportunism, the incentive is obvious: align yourself with power that doesn’t demand moral consistency, just allegiance.

And then there’s the shadow hanging over all of it: clemency.

Minaj has long had public family/legal baggage orbiting her life, enough to make the idea of “mercy from the powerful” feel personally relevant. So when she shifts toward a figure famous for using pardons and favours as part of his mythology, people are going to connect the dots. That doesn’t prove a deal. It doesn’t prove intent. But it does explain why the pivot reads as transactional to so many observers: support in exchange for access, influence, protection, or the hope of it.

The backlash isn’t simply “people being sensitive.” It’s fans recognizing a pattern: communities are embraced when they’re profitable, then treated as disposable when courting a different audience becomes more useful. If Minaj wants people to believe this is genuine conviction rather than calculation, the fix is simple but uncomfortable: clarity. Say what changed, what values you stand on now, and whether your LGBTQ+ fans are still more than a marketing demographic.

Until then, the question won’t go away: is this a principled shift or a strategic one?

Sarge