President Donald Trump scored a major legal victory Friday after a federal judge cleared the way for his administration to terminate temporary legal protections for thousands of Somali nationals living in the United States.U.S.District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston lifted a stay that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security from terminating Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, citing a June Supreme Court ruling that sharply limited judicial review of similar administration actions.The decision allows the Trump administration to move forward with ending TPS for Somalia, potentially exposing affected migrants who lack another lawful basis to remain in the U.S.
to deportation.SUPREME COURT'S LATEST IMMIGRATION RULING WILL CAUSE AMERICANS TO 'DIE AND SUFFER' ATTORNEY WARNSA side-by-side photo of protesters demonstrating against the Trump administration's immigration policies, and a photo of U.S.President Donald Trump signing executive orders at the White House.
The Supreme Court will hear oral arguments Thursday, May 14, in a case involving birthright citizenship in the U.S.Photos via Getty Images (Getty Images)Burroughs, an appointee of former President Barack Obama, had previously blocked the termination from taking effect in a lawsuit brought by four Somali nationals and two advocacy groups, including African Communities Together.The Trump administration announced in January that it planned to terminate Somalia's TPS designation, with then-Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem arguing that conditions in the country had improved enough to end the humanitarian protections.The Supreme Court ruled in June in Mullin v.
Doe that the TPS statute bars judicial review of certain non-constitutional decisions by the administration to terminate TPS designations.The court also found that the plaintiffs' equal protection challenge in that case was unlikely to succeed.The ruling curtailed lower courts' ability to review Trump administration eff...