Trump administration can target Ethiopians for deportation

What the report says

A federal judge has cleared the way for the Trump administration to end Temporary Protected Status for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States, removing the last legal block on the policy, according to BBC World News. The ruling by US District Judge Brian Murphy means the government can proceed with cancelling the humanitarian program, which had shielded eligible people from deportation and allowed them to work legally.

The decision is part of a broader immigration crackdown by President Donald Trump, who has sought to end TPS protections for people from more than a dozen countries. The Department of Homeland Security welcomed the ruling on social media and said those whose status has been terminated are in the country unlawfully. Ethiopian nationals and the advocacy group African Communities Together criticized the outcome, arguing it places thousands at renewed risk.

BBC World News reported that Ethiopia was first designated for TPS under President Joe Biden in late 2022 after armed conflict, including the Tigray war. The designation had been expected to cover more than 20,000 people who had arrived and remained in the US since October 2022. Murphy is still allowing part of the case to continue over claims that the cancellation was motivated by racial or national-origin bias, which could raise constitutional issues.