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Judge allows Trump administration to end deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopians

The ruling affects more than 5,000 people and allows DHS to begin processing terminations while constitutional claims remain in the case.

  • A federal judge in Boston has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate Temporary Protected Status for more than 5,000 Ethiopians, removing protections that have allowed them to live and work legally in the United States.
  • Judge Brian Murphy lifted a previous stay blocking the termination after a June Supreme Court decision narrowed courts’ ability to review the administration’s decisions to end TPS for certain countries.
  • The DHS has argued that conditions in Ethiopia no longer justify TPS, while advocates maintain that ongoing instability and security concerns make returning some Ethiopians unsafe.
  • Murphy allowed legal challenges over whether the termination violated constitutional protections, including allegations that the policy could have been influenced by racial or national-origin bias, to continue.
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The New Republic broke the news on Tuesday, August 18, 2026.
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