Nicki Minaj breaks silence after deleting Instagram when fans called for her 'deportation'

Nicki Minaj has come back to social media in 2026 with a bang, firing a fiery post at a former CNN journalist following backlashes from fans.

Nicki Minaj has been a lot of people’s favorite music artist for well over a decade, certainly putting her mark on the 2010s music scene.

But in recent weeks, she has appeared to frustrate a whole lot of her fans for seemingly shifting her stance when it comes to politics.

The 43-year-old rapper has thrown her support behind a whole host of conservative figures in recent weeks, appearing at a Turning Point USA event and praising both Donald Trump and JD Vance.

This appeared to alienate many of her fans who have been keeping up with the star long enough to remember her outspoken views against Trump in the past.

Minaj would eventually go on to deactivate or delete her Instagram account, much to the surprise of her followers.

Minaj has faced much controversy in recent weeks (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

Despite this, the backlash continued with petitions even stirring up, calling for the star to be deported to Trinidad and Tobago, where she was born.

This comes after Minaj had previously admitted that she came into the country illegally at the age of five. As well as this, she has previously said in a TikTok live that she never officially became a US citizen.

The petitions are unlikely to hold any merit or see any action against the star because she does hold a green card; which are issued to non-US citizens and allow them to live and work in the country, giving them permanent residency in the US.

While Minaj doesn’t post too often on X following her departure from Instagram, she had a fiery post for former CNN journalist Don Lemon.

Her post read: “DON ‘C**K SUCKIN’ LEMON IS DISGUSTING. HOW DARE YOU?

"I WANT THAT THUG IN JAIL!!!!! HE WOULD NEVER DO THAT TO ANY OTHER RELIGION. LOCK HIM UP!!!!!”

This appeared to be in response to Lemon’s recent interview of a pastor from Minneapolis as part of his YouTube show.

Minaj took aim at Don Lemon for his involvement in an anti-ICE protest inside a church (Caylo Seals/Getty Images)

This saw him interview pastor Jonathan Parnell as anti-ICE protestors stormed the building chanting. The demonstrators entered the church to protest against David Easterwood, a church leader they allegedly identified as the Acting Field Office Director for ICE in St. Paul.

This move by the protestors has resulted in heavy criticism on social media, and Lemon got caught in the crossfire.

Don Lemon has seemingly responded to some of the backlash he has received and defended his actions. He insisted that he has ‘no affiliations’ with the protestors and called his behavior an act of journalism

He has said: “The MAGA administration and the fake news MAGAs are losing their mind over something that’s not even true.”

Attorney General Pamela Bondi today took to X to say the Justice Department is investigating the incident to see if there were any potential FACE Act violations, however.

In a post Bondi added: “I just spoke to the Pastor in Minnesota whose church was targeted. Attacks against law enforcement and the intimidation of Christians are being met with the full force of federal law.

“If state leaders refuse to act responsibly to prevent lawlessness, this Department of Justice will remain mobilized to prosecute federal crimes and ensure that the rule of law prevails.”