Ethiopian TPS Termination: Judge Lets Trump End Deportation Protections

A federal judge in Boston lifted the last court order blocking the Ethiopian TPS termination on 18 August 2026, ending deportation protections and work permits for more than 5,000 Ethiopians.

A federal judge allowed U.S. President Donald Trump's administration on Tuesday to end legal ‌protections granted to over 5,000 Ethiopians that have allowed them to live and work in the United States.

The Department of Homeland Security declared all of its TPS terminations are now in effect after a federal judge dissolved the remaining legal hurdle.

A federal judge Tuesday allowed the Trump administration to end protections for about 5,000 Ethiopians in the United States.

The judge lifted the last judicial block on DHS terminating the Temporary Protected Status designation for individual countries

Temporary Protected Status has now been revoked for more than 1 million people from 13 countries. CBS News immigration correspondent Camilo Montoya-Galvez has more.

Ruling permits Trump administration to nix Ethiopians' protected status despite concern over conditions in the country.

A federal judge has allowed President Trump to end Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians, placing 5,000 people who immigrated to the United States at risk of deportation.  Ethiopians first received TPS designation in 2022—in the midst of a war between the Ethiopian government and the people of the northern Tigray r

A federal judge in Boston has cleared the way for the Trump administration to terminate temporary protected status for Ethiopian nationals.

Federal Judge Lets Trump End Thousands Of Ethiopians' Deportation Protections  HuffPost

Judge allows Trump administration to end deportation protections for thousands of Ethiopians  CNN

US judge allows Trump to end thousands of Ethiopians' deportation protections  Reuters

BOSTON, Aug 18 - A federal judge on Tuesday allowed 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.

About 400 Somali people in Minnesota have TPS. The end of the protection could lead to deportations, though a legal challenge continues.

The case is part of a broader effort by the Trump administration to roll back TPS for migrants from multiple countries.