MIAMI (AP) — A federal judge blocked the Trump administration’s decision to end a temporary status that has protected more than 5,000 Ethiopians from deportation and allowed them to live and work in the United States. More than 1 million migrants from 17 countries were protected by TPS during President Joe Biden's administration. The Biden administration granted TPS to Ethiopians living in the U.S. in 2022, noting ​the need to protect them from armed conflict ⁠and humanitarian suffering. “Presidential whims do not and cannot supplant agencies’ statutory obligations.”After Murphy's decision, DHS reiterated that TPS is a temporary status. DHS spokeswoman Lauren Bis said the ruling "is just the latest example of judicial activists trying to prevent President Trump from restoring integrity to America’s legal immigration system.”

Source: Ethiopian News April 09, 2026 21:43 UTC