Judge Burroughs blocks end of Somalia TPS, protecting 1,100 Somali immigrants

U.S. District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston issued a temporary restraining order on March 13 blocking Trump from ending Temporary Protected Status for approximately 1,100 Somali immigrants, staying the March 17 expiration date. Burroughs cited "weighty" consequences including deportation to ongoing conflict and family separation. Plaintiffs — four Somali nationals and two advocacy groups — argued the termination was procedurally flawed and driven by unconstitutional racial bias against non-white immigrants.