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Judge Issues Stay, Keeps TPS for Ethiopians Amid Court Limits

7/26/2026

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U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an administrative stay preserving Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopian nationals.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 June 2026 decision in Mullin v. Doe narrowed courts’ power to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) TPS actions.
DHS General Counsel James Percival called Murphy’s order “mutiny” and blamed him for ICE officers stranded at a Djibouti base.

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U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy issued an administrative stay preserving Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopian nationals.
The Supreme Court’s 6-3 June 2026 decision in Mullin v. Doe narrowed courts’ power to block Department of Homeland Security (DHS) TPS actions.
DHS General Counsel James Percival called Murphy’s order “mutiny” and blamed him for ICE officers stranded at a Djibouti base.