Trump administration can target Ethiopians for deportation
A federal judge has decided the Trump administration can go ahead with cancelling Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides humanitarian protections to immigrants, for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians living in the US. "Those with terminated TPS are in our nation ILLEGALLY," the homeland security department posted on X after the ruling.
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- Fact 1: A federal judge has decided the Trump administration can go ahead with cancelling Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides humanitarian protections to immigrants, for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians living in the US.
- Fact 2: Ethiopia was first designated for TPS by then-President Joe Biden's administration at the end of 2022 following armed conflict in the country, including the Tigray war.
- Fact 3: At the time, the government estimated more than 20,000 who had been displaced and made their way to the US - living continuously in the country since October 2022 - would qualify for the designation.
- Fact 4: Tensions have intensified as both the federal government and Tigrayan leaders accuse each other of violating the 2022 Pretoria Agreement, which ended the civil war that killed hundreds of thousands.
A federal judge has decided the Trump administration can go ahead with cancelling Temporary Protected Status (TPS), which provides humanitarian protections to immigrants, for roughly 5,000 Ethiopians living in the US. "Those with terminated TPS are in our nation ILLEGALLY," the homeland security department posted on X after the ruling.
"They have two options: LEAVE IMMEDIATELY or be DEPORTED." US District Judge Brian Murphy's decision came after the Supreme Court in June ended similar protections for thousands from Haiti and Syria. As part of his larger immigration crackdown, President Donald Trump has sought to cancel the protections for people from more than a dozen countries. Murphy's ruling lifted a temporary stay that had blocked the administration from ending TPS for Ethiopians.
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Original source: BBC News World
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