Legal protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians and Syrians in the U.S. have ended after the Supreme Court upheld the termination of their Temporary Protected Status, a ruling that could reshape the program's future. The big picture: The justices limited courts' ability to review Homeland Security's TPS decisions — making challenges harder and leaving hundreds of thousands of people at risk of losing legal status, work authorization and protection from deportation. - Established in 1990, TPS protects nationals of designated countries fleeing extraordinary circumstances from deportation. - "The ripple effects of this are going to be really big" and "really impactful for not only the TPS holders themselves, but for everyone…
A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a new order preserving Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopian nationals just weeks after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that lower courts generally cannot block DHS decisions to end such protections. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy's administrative stay in African Communities Together v. Mullin temporarily shields roughly 26,700 Ethiopian nationals […] The post Biden-appointed judge defies Supreme Court ruling, blocks Ethiopian TPS termination — again appeared first on American Almanac .
A federal judge in Massachusetts issued a new order preserving Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopian nationals just weeks after the Supreme Court ruled 6-3 that lower courts generally cannot block DHS decisions to end such protections. U.S. District Judge Brian Murphy's administrative stay in African Communities Together v. Mullin temporarily shields roughly 26,700 Ethiopian nationals from losing their TPS protections while the court considers whether plaintiffs can pursue constitutional claims. The order came Friday, and DHS General Counsel James Percival responded within hours, accusing Murphy of "mutiny" against the Supreme Court. Murphy, a Biden appointee, is no stranger to clashing with the Trump administration on immigration…Open
Published July 5, 2026 JUBA, South Sudan — A Sudanese refugee who converted from Islam to Christianity was allegedly attacked by a group of Muslim men inside a church in a refugee camp in South [...]
Health workers have warned that the outbreak, already one of the worst in decades, could take as long as a year to contain if infection rates do not flatten.
Canada has banned travelers from the DRC, Uganda and South Sudan from entering the country for 90 days and the U.S. has banned non-citizens who traveled to the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in recent weeks from entering the country.
I was traveling through Uganda just as the Trump administration announced new restrictive measures to guard against the Ebola virus outbreak for travelers coming from that country, the Congo and South Sudan. I wasn’t worried about my health. The epicenter of the virus, located in Ituri Province in the Congo, was about 200 miles away [...]
The World Health Organization on Saturday, May 17, declared an Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo a Public Health Emergency of International Concern and said there was a high risk it could spread to neighboring countries. The decision has prompted governments to step up travel-related containment measures. Here is a list of screening steps and travel restrictions announced by different countries. Last week, Washington banned non-citizens who had travelled to the DRC, Uganda or South Sudan in recent weeks from entering the United States. On Friday, the ban was extended by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) to green card holders who have been in those countries in the previous 21 days. The CDC on Saturday…
The U.S. government is setting up a quarantine facility in Kenya to quarantine Americans exposed to Ebola.
PULSE POINTS WHAT HAPPENED: The United States government is setting up an overseas quarantine facility to treat Americans who have been exposed to Ebola, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). DETAIL: The quarantine facility is located in Kenya in East Africa. It aims to address the latest Ebola outbreak in the Democratic Republic of Congo. Over 230 people in Congo are believed to have died from Ebola since the outbreak began. By having an overseas quarantine facility, the Trump administration aims to ensure against any possibility of the disease being brought into the United States. The facility ensures Americans in affected countries receive high-quality, lifesaving medical care without needing a medical…Open
