A Biden-appointed federal judge in Massachusetts has blocked the Trump administration from ending Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopian migrants, creating another legal obstacle to the administration’s immigration policy. The decision matters because it adds to a wider dispute over how far lower courts can intervene after the Supreme Court recently backed the administration’s authority to end TPS protections for other groups.

The article says this is the second Massachusetts judge to halt an effort to withdraw TPS, intensifying the conflict between the administration and federal courts. TPS grants temporary protection from deportation and work authorisation to people from designated countries facing dangerous conditions; the ruling preserves those protections for Ethiopians while the legal challenge continues.