By Nate RaymondBOSTON, Jan 23 (Reuters) - Immigrant rights advocates have filed a ‌lawsuit ​seeking to block U.S. President Donald ‌Trump's administration from ending temporary protections from deportation that had been granted to thousands ​of Ethiopians living in the United States. Three Ethiopian nationals, along with the non-profit African Communities Together, allege in a lawsuit filed in ‍Boston federal court on Thursday that the ​U.S. Department of Homeland Security is unlawfully putting over 5,000 people at risk of losing their temporary protected status after ​February 13. It ⁠marked the latest in a series of lawsuits challenging the Trump administration's efforts to curtail protections from deportation extended to citizens of numerous countries through grants of Temporary Protected Status, or TPS. While that civil war formally ended later in 2022, the Biden administration extended TPS ​for Ethiopians in mid-2024, citing armed conflict in another region, Amhara, which is ongoing.

Source: Ethiopian News January 23, 2026 22:13 UTC