Judge clears way for termination of Ethiopians' temporary protected status
A federal judge in Boston has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status for Ethiopian nationals.
A federal judge in Boston has lifted the stay that had been preventing the termination of temporary protected status (TPS) for Ethiopian nationals. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy ruled on Tuesday, paving the way for the Trump administration to end the TPS program. The decision comes after the U.S. Supreme Court allowed the administration to terminate TPS for Haitian nationals in June.
The advocacy group African Communities Together filed a lawsuit in January, arguing that Ethiopia continues to face a humanitarian crisis. If the TPS for Ethiopia is terminated, plaintiffs will have to choose between uprooting their lives again, remaining in the U.S. without lawful immigration status, or relocating to Ethiopia, which is still experiencing violent conflict.
The Department of Homeland Security has instructed those with terminated TPS to leave the U.S. immediately, as they will be deported if they do not comply.
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