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A federal judge has denied a request to pause the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopians in the U.S., clearing the way for deportations as protections for over a million people are rolled back. Despite devastating conflict in Ethiopia — particularly in the Amhara region, where hundreds of thousands have died — the Biden administration’s TPS extensions were blocked by the Department of Homeland Security, which aimed to end them by February. The judge rejected claims that ending TPS violated constitutional rights or exceeded executive authority, siding with the administration’s stance that these are temporary measures. This ruling joins a wave of similar decisions affecting Haitians, South Sudanese, and Somalis, leaving many without legal status and facing potential deportation.

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