African Communities Together v. Noem (TPS Somalia 2025)
Case Overview
Nonprofit organizations sued the Department of Homeland Security to stop the termination of Somalia's Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designation, which would strip deportation protections and work authorization from Somali nationals living in the United States.
Legal Issues
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The Application
Plaintiffs challenge DHS's termination of Somalia's TPS designation as lacking proper legal findings or procedural compliance; DHS maintains the termination was lawful and within its statutory authority.
The Conclusion
On August 14, 2026, Judge Allison D. Burroughs (D. Mass.) granted the government's motions to lift the administrative stay and denied the plaintiffs' emergency motion, allowing the Somalia TPS termination to take effect while the litigation continues. The plaintiffs immediately appealed to the First Circuit. The court has not finally decided whether the termination was lawful; its August 14 order resolved only whether protections stay in place in the meantime, and it went the government's way.
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