Massachusetts Judge Pauses Ethiopia TPS Termination Amid Supreme Court Limits

A U.S. District Judge in Massachusetts temporarily blocks the Trump administration's move to end Ethiopia’s Temporary Protected Status, keeping protections in place while the court weighs constitutional claims in light of the Supreme Court’s Mullin v. Doe ruling that narrowed lower courts’ ability to review DHS TPS decisions. DHS officials criticized the ruling as mutiny against the Supreme Court, and the decision follows a parallel TPS challenge in South Sudan. The Ethiopia designation, granted in 2022 and extended to 2025, affects about 26,700 Ethiopians in the United States.