Source: Fox News
Summary
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs lifted a stay that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Somalia’s Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation. This decision allows the Trump administration to move forward with ending TPS for Somalia, potentially exposing affected migrants to deportation. The administration announced in January that it planned to terminate Somalia’s TPS designation, citing improved conditions in the country. The Supreme Court’s June ruling in Mullin v. Doe limited judicial review of certain non-constitutional decisions by the administration to terminate TPS designations.
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As expected, the matter has reached another stage.
The Trump administration’s decision affects several thousand Somali nationals currently living in the United States. The administration’s termination of Somalia’s TPS designation moves forward, despite the plaintiffs’ allegations of bias against non-White immigrants. The Supreme Court’s ruling in Mullin v. Doe constrained the judge’s ability to continue blocking the administration’s action. The plaintiffs had presented a compelling case, but the judge was bound to view things through the Mullin prism.
The decision feels like a familiar step in a long process.
Author: Evan Null
