Ruling delays February 13 deadline affecting 5,000 people amid wider legal challenges to Trump's immigration crackdown.
Ruling delays February 13 deadline affecting 5,000 people amid wider legal challenges to Trump’s immigration crackdown.
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A federal judge has halted the Trump administration’s plan to strip deportation protections from thousands of Ethiopians living in the United States.
Judge Brian Murphy in Boston issued the order on Friday, delaying a February 13 deadline that would have forced more than 5,000 Ethiopians to leave the country or face arrest.
US president orders 5,000 Ethiopians to leave in 60 days amid broader push to end protections for over one million.
BOSTON: A federal judge on Tuesday blocked plans by US President Donald Trump’s administration to end temporary protections from…
Emergency request by several of the country’s nationals and an immigrants rights group was granted by the court
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The protections, which have allowed roughly 350,000 Haitians to live and work in the U.S., were scheduled to end on Feb. 3.
Emergency order allows extension of temporary protected status that has been repeatedly granted
