Judge halts Ethiopia TPS termination, says Trump admin ignored required process
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A federal judge has delayed the Trump administration’s termination of Ethiopia’s temporary protected status (TPS).
Judge Brian Murphy said, “Plaintiffs filed suit to challenge the lawfulness of the termination, arguing that Defendants violated the TPS statute, the Administrative Procedure Act, and the Equal Protection Clause. The Court is before Plaintiffs’ motion to delay the effective date of termination pending a decision on the merits. Because Defendants terminated Ethiopia’s TPS designation without regard to the process established by Congress, the Court will grant Plaintiffs’ motion.” U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts wrote.
According to the court’s decision, the judge was nominated by then-President Joe Biden in 2024. website.
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US President Donald Trump arrives to address the nation from the Cross Hall of the White House in Washington, DC, on April 1, 2026 (Alex Brandon-Pool/Getty Images)
Last year, then-Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Secretary Kristi Noem issued a release. don’t notice It was stated that the TPS assignment for Ethiopia will be terminated as of February 13 at 23.59. However, this move did not come into force as it was blocked by legal wrangling.
“At the heart of this case — and indeed of our constitutional system — is the principle that the will of the President should not supersede the will of Congress. The wishes of the President do not and cannot supersede the legal obligations of institutions,” Murphy wrote in the April 8 memorandum and order.
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Then-U.S. Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem makes remarks during a working luncheon at the “Shield of the Americas” Summit at Trump National Doral on March 7, 2026 in Miami, Fla. (Rebecca Blackwell / POOL / AFP via Getty Images)
“The Constitution requires the President to ‘See that the laws be faithfully executed,’ a directive that includes the application of laws in accordance with congressional orders. And administrative agencies granted executive authority by Congress may operate only within the limits established by Congress. But in this case, Defendants have disregarded both this fundamental principle and the legal scheme enacted by Congress.”
Fox News Digital reached out to the White House and DHS for comment on Thursday.
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The United States Department of Homeland Security (DHS) logo appears on a smartphone screen with the United States flag visible on a computer screen in the background on December 3, 2024. (Jaque Silva/NurPhoto via Getty Images)
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“This visit by radical Biden-appointed judge Brian Murphy is just the latest example of judicial activists seeking to prevent President Trump from restoring the integrity of America’s legal immigration system,” DHS said. he said. CBS News. “Temporary means temporary. Conditions in the country, including armed conflict in Ethiopia, have improved to the point that they no longer meet the law’s Temporary Protected Status requirement. The Trump administration is prioritizing Americans.”
