Temporary Protected Status (TPS) protections for more than 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States are ending Tuesday after a federal judge cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate the program.
U.S. District Judge Brian E. Murphy of the District of Massachusetts lifted the final court order blocking the termination, allowing the Department of Homeland Security to proceed. Murphy had previously postponed the termination while considering a legal challenge brought by African Communities Together (ACT) and three Ethiopian TPS holders.
ACT, an immigrant advocacy organization representing African immigrants and their families, filed the lawsuit arguing that the administration unlawfully ended Ethiopia’s TPS designation despite continuing conflict and humanitarian problems in the country. The group also challenged the government’s failure to properly follow procedures required under federal law.
The Biden administration designated Ethiopia for TPS in 2022 because of armed conflict and humanitarian conditions. The Trump administration later determined that conditions had improved sufficiently to end the designation.
For affected Ethiopians, the termination means the loss of protection from deportation and TPS-based work authorization, leaving many families facing uncertainty about their future in the United States.
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