{"id":4235,"date":"2026-01-31T14:26:57","date_gmt":"2026-01-31T14:26:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/home\/judge-blocks-trump-plan-to-deport-ethiopians"},"modified":"2026-01-31T15:19:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-31T15:19:21","slug":"judge-blocks-trump-plan-to-deport-ethiopians","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.africa-press.net\/en\/policy\/judge-blocks-trump-plan-to-deport-ethiopians","title":{"rendered":"Judge Blocks Trump Plan to Deport Ethiopians"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span class=\"ap-article-header-tag\"> <strong>Africa-Press. <\/strong> <\/span>A federal judge has halted the Trump administration\u2019s plan to strip deportation protections from thousands of Ethiopians living in the United States.<\/p>\n<p>Judge Brian Murphy in Boston issued the order on Friday, delaying a February 13 deadline that would have forced more than 5,000 Ethiopians to leave the country or face arrest.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling represents the latest legal setback to the administration\u2019s broader push to end temporary protections for more than one million people across multiple countries.<\/p>\n<p>Murphy\u2019s decision came during a virtual hearing, where he said the delay would provide time for the Department of Homeland Security to produce records explaining its decision-making process before he considers blocking the move for longer.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cI want to do everything I can to keep this case going,\u201d the judge said.<\/p>\n<p>The case was brought by three Ethiopian nationals and the advocacy group African Communities Together, who filed suit after the DHS announced in December it was terminating the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) first granted to Ethiopia in 2022.<\/p>\n<p>The lawsuit argues the administration unlawfully ended the protections with just 60 days\u2019 notice despite ongoing armed conflict in the African nation.<\/p>\n<p>Plaintiffs also claim Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem acted based on an \u201cunconstitutional animus against non-white immigrants\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The move came even as the State Department continues urging Americans to reconsider travel to Ethiopia due to \u201csporadic violent conflict, civil unrest, crime, communications disruptions, terrorism and kidnapping\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The DHS defended the termination by pointing to recent peace agreements, including a 2022 ceasefire in Tigray, despite renewed fighting in the region this month.<\/p>\n<p>DHS spokesperson Tricia McLaughlin said TPS \u201cwas never intended to be a de facto amnesty programme, yet that\u2019s how previous administrations have used it for decades\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>The ruling follows a similar decision a day earlier when a federal appeals court found the administration unlawfully ended protections for 600,000 Venezuelans.<\/p>\n<p>That three-judge panel said Noem\u2019s actions were based on \u201cracist stereotyping\u201d and left people \u201cin a constant state of fear that they will be deported, detained, separated from their families\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>About a dozen countries now face TPS terminations as part of Trump\u2019s immigration crackdown.<\/p>\n<p>Some 350,000 Haitians are set to lose protections on February 3, while Somalis face a March 17 deadline, despite the State Department maintaining a \u201cDo Not Travel\u201d warning for Somalia.<\/p>\n<p>The legal battles come as protests rock the US against the Trump administration\u2019s deportation drive, following the killing of two American citizens by immigration enforcement agents in Minnesota this month.<\/p>\n<p class=\"ap-article-footer-note\">Find more news and analyses on <span class=\"ap-highlight-country\">Africa<\/span> on the <span class=\"ap-highlight-brand\">Africa Press<\/span> website<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Africa-Press. A federal judge has halted the Trump administration\u2019s plan to strip deportation protections from thousands of Ethiopians living in the United States. Judge Brian Murphy in Boston issued the order on Friday, delaying a February 13 deadline that would have forced more than 5,000 Ethiopians to leave the country or face arrest. 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