一名联邦法官延长了一项行政暂缓令，阻止特朗普政府终止埃塞俄比亚临时保护身份（TPS）的行动，暂时防止持有该身份的埃塞俄比亚难民被快速驱逐。

该裁决由马萨诸塞地区美国联邦地区法院法官 Brian Murphy 作出。Murphy 是总统 Joe Biden 任命的法官。Politico 高级法律事务记者 Josh Gerstein 于周五通过 X 分享了这一决定。

在命令中，Murphy 法官表示：

"Plaintiffs have moved for an administrative stay pending resolution of their motion to amend their complaint and renewed motion for postponement. As previously noted by another Court in this District, a court "may issue an administrative stay 'in an exercise of its docket-management authority.' Administrative stays are not a reflection of the merits, but instead allow the court time to consider the merits of a case that cannot be successfully or appropriately evaluated in haste." After review, and in light of the novel arguments raised in Plaintiffs' amended complaint, the Court GRANTS Plaintiffs' motion for an administrative stay as follows. To preserve the status quo, the effective date of termination of the designation of Temporary Protected Status for Ethiopia (the "Termination") will be STAYED, subject to further order of this Court or higher courts, pending resolution of Plaintiffs' renewed motion for postponement. During the period of the stay of the Termination, the Termination shall be null, void, and of no legal effect."

临时保护身份是一项联邦项目，为来自指定国家、因武装冲突、自然灾害或其他特殊情况而无法安全返回本国的国民提供临时移民福利。埃塞俄比亚的 TPS 指定最初由拜登政府于 2022 年授予，以回应该国北部地区武装冲突引发的状况。该指定覆盖估计 16,000 名埃塞俄比亚国民。

特朗普政府自 12 月以来一直寻求终止埃塞俄比亚的 TPS。该行动是政府在多个移民项目中撤回人道主义保护的更广泛推动的一部分，其理由包括原籍国情况变化和政策优先事项。今年 1 月提交的一项诉讼对终止决定提出挑战，此案此后一直处于诉讼程序中。周五的裁决允许埃塞俄比亚 TPS 受益人在法院评估原告主张的是非曲直期间继续在美国居住和工作。

Murphy 法官的命令明确属于程序性措施，并未涉及政府终止决定是否合法。下一项重要进展将是法院对原告重新提出的延期动议作出裁定，这可能决定暂缓令是否会延续至整个诉讼过程。