The Trump administration’s removal of protections for several thousand Ethiopian nationals in the US was motivated by unconstitutional animus against nonwhite immigrants, according to a new lawsuit.
Removing a Temporary Protected Status designation for Ethiopia violated the Administrative Procedure Act and the Fifth Amendment’s equal protection clause, according to a complaint filed Thursday in the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts.
The TPS program allows immigrants from designated countries to remain in the US with work authorization for up to 18 months when circumstances like armed conflict make returning unsafe. Dismantling TPS and other humanitarian protections covering more ...
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