Eric Wessan

A Massachusetts federal judge has issued an administrative stay blocking the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, citing constitutional claims in an amended lawsuit. The decision has drawn criticism from the Department of Homeland Security and legal experts, who argue it defies recent Supreme Court rulings limiting lower courts' authority to block TPS terminations.

A Massachusetts federal judge blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Somalia, citing constitutional claims of racial and national-origin discrimination. The decision follows a revised lawsuit by plaintiffs after a federal appeals court rejected similar TPS termination blocks for Ethiopia and South Sudan, intensifying criticism over judicial interventions in immigration policy.