politics
April 10, 2026
Court blocks Trump administration from ending protections for Ethiopians
A federal court has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to terminate the legal status of thousands of Ethiopians, shielding them from deportation from the US
TL;DR
- A federal judge blocked the Trump administration's termination of TPS for over 5,000 Ethiopian nationals.
- The judge ruled that the administration acted unlawfully, disregarding congressional process and using pretextual reasons.
- The lawsuit was filed by Ethiopian nationals and the advocacy group African Communities Together.
- TPS protects foreign nationals from deportation and allows them to work in the US when their home countries are unsafe.
- The Trump administration has sought to end TPS for 13 countries since returning to office.
- Somali immigrants and advocacy groups have also filed a lawsuit to prevent the termination of TPS for Somalis.
- A Republican Senator criticized the ruling as 'absurd' and an 'assault on the rule of law'.
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