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Story · April 10, 2026

Judge Pauses Trump Administration Move to End Ethiopia TPS

By The Daily Fuckup Newsroom · From the April 10, 2026 edition

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Correction: A federal judge temporarily paused the termination of Ethiopia’s Temporary Protected Status; the case is ongoing and no final ruling on the merits has been issued.

A federal judge in Massachusetts has temporarily paused the Trump administration’s effort to end Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians, preserving the program’s protections while the lawsuit moves forward.

In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said the administration’s termination of Ethiopia TPS may have been carried out “without regard for the process delineated by Congress,” according to reporting on the order. The case is still ongoing, and the decision is not a final ruling on the merits.

The block affects more than 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States who have been living and working under TPS. For now, they remain protected from deportation while the court fight continues. The Department of Homeland Security had moved to terminate Ethiopia’s TPS designation in December 2025, saying the country no longer met the legal standard for the program. That termination was set to take effect on February 13, 2026, before the court intervention slowed it down.

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