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BOSTON — <\/span>A U.S. court ruling in Massachusetts Friday temporarily paused the looming termination of Temporary Protected Status<\/a> for immigrants from Somalia. <\/p>\n U.S. District Judge Allison D. Burroughs\u2019 ruling said there would be \u201cweighty\u201d consequences if Somalia’s TPS designation is allowed to expire Tuesday. Advocates filed an emergency motion in federal court seeking to pause the termination after the Trump administration promised to end the designation last month during an immigration crackdown<\/a> in Minneapolis, where many Somalis live<\/a>. <\/p>\n “Over one thousand people will face \u2018a myriad of grave risks,\u2019 including detention and deportation, physical violence if removed to Somalia, and forced separation from family members,\u201d the ruling said. <\/p>\n Burroughs said implementing an administrative stay and deferring ruling on the postponement gives both sides time to file briefs on the emergency motion. <\/p>\n \u201cWhile the stay is in effect, the termination shall be null, void, and of no legal effect,\u201d the ruling said, noting that those with TPS status or pending applications will retain rights including eligibility for work authorization and protection against deportation and detention.<\/p>\n In a statement, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security said the ruling by a judge appointed by former President Barack Obama is the latest example of preventing Trump from \u201crestoring integrity\u201d to the U.S. immigration system. <\/p>\n \u201cTemporary means temporary,\u201d the statement said. “Country conditions in Somalia have improved to the point that it no longer meets the law\u2019s requirement for Temporary Protected Status. Allowing Somali nationals to remain temporarily in the United States is contrary to our national interests. The Trump administration is putting Americans first.\u201d<\/p>\n Representatives of the plaintiffs fighting the termination said in a statement that even though the order is temporary and \u201cmany battles lie ahead,” they are \u201cheartened by the interim protection today\u2019s order affords all Somali people in the U.S. who have TPS or pending TPS applications.” <\/p>\n<\/div>\n