Communities United for Status and Protection (CUSP) is a collaborative of grassroots immigrant community organizations working together to win permanent status for our members and communities, and build a more inclusive immigrant rights movement that centers the needs and experiences of African, Afro-Caribbean, Afro-Latinx, Arab/Middle Eastern, and API immigrants.

New Lawsuit Challenges Trump Administration’s Termination of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for Ethiopia

By Carolyn Tran | January 23, 2026

Contact: Assefash Makonen, press@africans.us; 646-629-7131 & Golnaz Fakhimi, golnaz@muslimadvocates.org; 202-655-2969 Ethiopian immigrants and advocacy organizations file an emergency lawsuit to preserve protections for thousands facing unlawful deportation to a country experiencing a humanitarian crisis and armed conflict.  (Boston, M.A.) – Yesterday, African Communities Together (ACT) and three Ethiopian Temporary Protected Status (“TPS”) holders filed a […]

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