Judge postpones termination of TPS for Ethiopians in U.S.

Politics Judge postpones termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians in U.S. By Jacob Rosen, Jacob Rosen Justice Department Reporter Jake Rosen is a reporter covering the Department of Justice. He was previously a campaign digital reporter covering President Trump's 2024 campaign and also served as an associate producer for "Face the Nation with Margaret Brennan." Read Full Bio Jacob Rosen, Caitlin Yilek Caitlin Yilek Politics Reporter Caitlin Yilek is a politics reporter at CBSNews.com, based in Washington, D.C. She previously worked for the Washington Examiner and The Hill, and was a member of the 2022 Paul Miller Washington Reporting Fellowship with the National Press Foundation. Read Full Bio Caitlin Yilek April 8, 2026 / 7:59 PM EDT / CBS News Add CBS News on Google Washington — A federal judge in Massachusetts on Wednesday postponed the termination of temporary protected status for Ethiopians living in the U.S., finding the Trump administration unlawfully attempted to end it. In the order, U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy said the Trump administration terminated the designation "without regard for the process delineated by Congress." Under the Biden administration, thousands of Ethiopian immigrants in the country were granted the status beginning in 2022. The designation allows immigrants to temporarily live and work in the U.S. without fear of deportation because of armed conflict, environmental disasters or other humanitarian emergencies in their home country. The status was extended in 2024. The Department of Homeland Security announced in December that Ethiopia "no longer met the conditions" for the TPS designation and the protections would terminate on Feb. 13. "Fundamental to this case — and indeed to our constitutional system — is the principle that the will of the President does not supersede that of Congress," the judge wrote in Wednesday's order. "Presidential whims do not and cannot supplant agencie...