US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians’ deportation protections
A federal judge allowed U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration on Tuesday to end legal protections granted to over 5,000 Ethiopians that have allowed them to live and work in the United States. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy in Boston lifted, opens new tab, the last judicial block on the U.S. Department of Homeland Security terminating the Temporary Protected Status designation for […]
On Tuesday, a federal judge in Boston lifted the last court obstacle preventing the U.S. Department of Homeland Security from ending the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation for over 5,000 Ethiopians. This follows the U.S. Supreme Court's June ruling that allowed the administration to terminate similar protections for Haitian and Syrian residents.
The Supreme Court's 6-3 conservative majority decision had limited judges' authority to review Department of Homeland Security (DHS) efforts to end TPS designations for 13 countries, including Ethiopia. James Percival, DHS' general counsel, announced the termination of all TPS terminations in a social media post. However, the termination has been challenged by Ethiopian nationals and the advocacy group African Communities Together, who expressed concern about the severe risk the ruling poses to the lives of thousands of Ethiopians living in the U.S. TPS provides eligible migrants with work authorization and temporary protection from deportation.
Former Democratic President Joe Biden's administration granted Ethiopians TPS in 2022 due to the ongoing crisis in Ethiopia, including armed conflict and humanitarian suffering.
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