Filed Date: Jan. 22, 2026
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On January 22, 2026, African Communities Together, Samuel Doe, Stephen Doe, and Abal Doe, on behalf of themselves and all others similarly situated, filed suit in U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts filed suit against the U.S. Department of Homeland Security (DHS), DHS Secretary, Kristi Noem, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services, and the United States of America. In their lawsuit, plaintiffs explain that due to the presence of both armed conflict and extraordinary conditions, in 2022, the U.S. granted Ethiopian nationals a form of statutory and humanitarian protection called Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”), which protects certain individuals who are already in the United States from being subjected to immigration confinement within the U.S. and forcibly returned to countries designated unsafe on account of dire country conditions like armed conflict, natural disaster, or other extraordinary circumstances. Plaintiffs bring this action to challenge Defendants’ unlawful periodic review of Ethiopia’s TPS designation and the resulting decision to terminate it. On December 15, 2025, through a notice in the Federal Register, Kristi Noem announced the termination of TPS for Ethiopia, effective at 11:59 p.m. on February 13, 2026.
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Chen, Joy A. (Massachusetts)
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Last updated Jan. 24, 2026, 2:17 p.m.
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Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
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Filing Date: Jan. 22, 2026
Case Ongoing: Yes
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District of Massachusetts 1:26-cv-10278
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