By Nate RaymondBOSTON, April 8 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Wednesday halted a ⁠move ⁠by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to ⁠end legal protections granted to over 5,000 Ethiopians that have allowed them to live and work ​in the United States. A DHS spokesperson in a statement called the ruling "just the latest example of judicial activists trying to prevent President Trump from restoring integrity to America's legal immigration system." Murphy ruled as the U.S. Supreme Court prepares ⁠to hear arguments on April 29 over whether the administration can revoke such temporary legal protections for more ⁠than 350,000 Haitians and about 6,100 Syrians living in the U.S. The department has repeatedly under Trump said TPS was "never meant to be a ticket to permanent residency." Murphy issued a temporary order on January 30, preventing the protections granted to Ethiopians from ending on ​February 13 as scheduled, to allow the parties time for him to hear the case.

Source: Ethiopian News April 08, 2026 22:53 UTC