Judge allows Trump administration to end deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopians A federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration can proceed with ending deportation protections for approximately 5,000 Ethiopians who had been living in the United States under Temporary Protected Status (TPS). The decision, issued by U.S. District Court Judge Brian E. Murphy, denied a request from the advocacy group African Communities Together to delay the termination of the relief while its legal challenge unfolds. This ruling marks another step in a broader trend of courts allowing the government to rescind TPS protections for over a million immigrants from various countries. TPS is a humanitarian program that grants temporary permission to individuals fleeing war, natural disasters, or humanitarian crises to live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation. The Trump administration has consistently argued that these protections are not permanent solutions and have criticized previous administrations for extending them indefinitely. The Supreme Court’s recent ruling on July 15, 2026, had already cleared the way for the administration to end TPS for immigrants from Syria and Haiti, potentially leaving hundreds of thousands of people vulnerable to deportation. The case involving Ethiopians is tied to the ongoing conflict in Ethiopia, which began in late 2020 when armed clashes erupted in the Tigray region and later spread to other parts of the country. The African Union estimated that the conflict has resulted in hundreds of thousands of deaths. In response to the crisis, the Biden administration granted temporary protection to certain Ethiopian citizens who had recently arrived in the U.S. in 2022.#department_of_homeland_security #african_communities_together #judge_brian_e_murphy #alejandro_mayorkas #tigray_region
