US judge temporarily blocks Trump from ending protections for 1,100 Somalis
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BOSTON, March 13 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Friday temporarily blocked U.S. President Donald Trump's administration from ending legal protections next week that have allowed nearly 1,100 Somalis to live and work in the United States.
U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued an order postponing the March 17 effective date of the U.S. Department of Homeland Security's decision to end Temporary Protected Status for Somali immigrants. Burroughs, who was appointed by Democratic President Barack Obama, cited the "weighty" consequences that would result if she did not act now to pause the end of TPS for the Somalis while their lawsuit continues.
"Plaintiffs aver that if Somalia's TPS designation is allowed to terminate, over one thousand people will face 'a myriad of grave risks,' including detention and deportation, physical violence if removed to Somalia, and forced separation from family members," the judge wrote.
She administratively stayed the effective date and set a schedule so she could resolve the Somalis' request for a longer-term block of DHS' action "as quickly as possible."
Read more: https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/other/us-judge-temporarily-blocks-trump-from-ending-protections-for-1-100-somalis/ar-AA1YARUO
Link to ORDER (PDF) - https://storage.courtlistener.com/recap/gov.uscourts.mad.297215/gov.uscourts.mad.297215.33.0.pdf
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