Trump administration granted legal win in bid to end TPS for Somalia

Published August 14, 2026 7:24pm ET



A Massachusetts federal judge has lifted a temporary stay protecting Somali immigrants with temporary protected status, clearing the way for the Trump administration to end their protections and begin deportations.

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, lifted an administrative stay Friday following the Supreme Court ruling in a related case that federal courts lack authority to review the Department of Homeland Security‘s termination of TPS designations.

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