US District Judge Brian Murphy, a Biden appointee on Friday indefinitely extended a block on the termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
JUST IN: Judge Brian Murphy (Biden/MA) indefinitely extends administrative stay on termination of TPS for Ethiopia pic.twitter.com/dQwMGLU6Ev
— Josh Gerstein (@joshgerstein) July 24, 2026
In 2022, the Biden Regime allowed more than 5,000 Ethiopians to enter the US and live here with special protections.
Their TPS status was extended again in April 2024 and expired on February 13, 2026.
Upon taking office again in January 2025, President Trump immediately revoked the Biden-era ‘Temporary Protected Status’ and ordered the DHS to ensure that the TPS designations were limited.
Judge Murphy previously said President Trump violated the process by revoking the protections.
Earlier this year, Judge Murphy issued a Temporary Restraining Order (TRO) and blocked the Trump Administration from ending the protection for the Ethiopians.
The DHS previously slammed the judge for his decision:
After reviewing country conditions and consulting with the appropriate U.S. government agencies, Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem determined that Ethiopia no longer met the conditions for its designation for Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
See Termination of the Designation of Ethiopia for Temporary Protected Status, 90 Fed. Reg 58028 (Dec. 15, 2025). Ethiopia’s TPS designation and related benefits were slated to terminate on Feb. 13, 2026.
However, on Jan. 30, 2026, a single judge in the U.S. District of Massachusetts stayed the Secretary’s TPS termination decision. African Communities Together et al. v. Noem et al., No. 26-cv-10278-BEM (D. Mass.).
The judge did so even though the Department of Homeland Security recently prevailed twice in the U.S. Supreme Court in a similar case.
The Department of Homeland Security vehemently disagrees with this order and is working with Department of Justice to determine next steps.
Last month, the US Supreme Court ruled that the Trump Administration is allowed to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians.
The high court, in a 6-3 vote, ruled that the Temporary Protected Status is… temporary!
DHS General Counsel James Percival blasted Judge Murphy on Friday afternoon.
“Judge Brian Murphy just entered an order preventing us from terminating TPS for Ethiopia. These district judges are engaged in mutiny against the Supreme Court. It must stop!” James Percival said.
Judge Brian Murphy just entered an order preventing us from terminating TPS for Ethiopia. These district judges are engaged in mutiny against the Supreme Court. It must stop!
— James Percival (@DHSGenCounsel) July 24, 2026
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