Over 5,000 Ethiopians Face Deportation As US Court Backs TPS Termination
A U.S. federal judge has ruled in favor of the Trump administration's decision to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for over 5,000 Ethiopian nationals. The ruling mandates that those affected must leave the country or face potential deportation.
Why it matters
This decision reflects a broader shift in U.S. immigration policy, impacting thousands of individuals and signaling a stricter approach to humanitarian protection programs.
A U.S federal judge, Brian E. Murphy, on Tuesday ruled in favour of President Donald Trump’s administration, allowing it to end the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) granted to Ethiopians living and working in the United States.
Murphy rejected a request by African Communities Together, a pro-African immigrant organisation in the U.S., seeking to delay the termination of TPS for more than 5,000 Ethiopians.
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security, in a post on X on Tuesday, said, “All TPS terminations are now In Effect. Those with terminated TPS should leave now. If they don’t, we will deport them.”
The ruling puts more than 5,000 Ethiopians currently living and working in the U.S under TPS at risk of deportation.
The Biden administration introduced the 18-month temporary protection for some Ethiopian nationals in 2022 amid an armed conflict in the country, shielding them from deportation.
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