US EditionTrump administration cannot nix legal status of 5,000 Ethiopians, US judge rules
The ruling preserves work permits and deportation relief for more than 5,000 Ethiopians while the legal challenge continues.
- On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy halted the Trump administration's plan to terminate Temporary Protected Status for over 5,000 Ethiopians, preserving their legal residency and work authorization while litigation proceeds.
- Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem announced in December that Ethiopia "no longer met the conditions" for TPS, arguing the designation was time-limited and not intended as a path to permanent residency.
- Finding the administration relied on "pretextual" justifications, Murphy ruled that "presidential whims do not and cannot supplant agencies statutory obligations" when revoking such protections.
- The Department of Homeland Security vehemently disagrees with the order, working with the Department of Justice while labeling the court's stay a tactic by "judicial activists."
- Broader TPS litigation continues, as the Supreme Court prepares to hear arguments this month regarding the administration's efforts to revoke protections for Haitians and Syrians across 13 countries.
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A federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending temporary deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopians, ruling on Wednesday that it likely disregarded the rules Congress set up for the program. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy’s decision keeps upwards of 5,000 Ethiopians enrolled in Temporary Protected Status (TPS) as a legal challenge proceeds. “Fundamental to this case — and indeed to our constitutional system
A federal court blocked the attempt by President Donald Trump's administration to put an end to the Temporary Protection Status (TPS) granted to thousands of Ethiopian citizens since 2022, in a decision that revives the debate on the limits of the executive branch on migration issues.Read more
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