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Brian Murphy Clears Way for the Administration to End Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopian Migrants

U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy cleared the way for the administration to end deportation protections for approximately 5,000 Ethiopian immigrants under the Temporary Protected Status (TPS) program. The ruling removes the final legal hurdle for the Department of Homeland Security, which determined that Ethiopia no longer meets the requirements for the program due to improved conditions in the country. While the administration maintains that TPS is a temporary humanitarian relief rather than a permanent solution, the decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that allowed the administration to end protections for immigrants from Haiti and Syria. The judge's decision also allows a primary claim of racial discrimination to move forward, though it did not immediately postpone the termination. The administration announced that those with terminated TPS should leave now or face deportation. This move is part of a broader effort by the administration to roll back humanitarian immigration programs and streamline the deportation process for various countries, including Somalia and Cameroon.

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