Cases · Terminations of Temporary Protected Status (TPS) designations
African Communities Together v. Noem
Latest development
Plaintiffs challenge Somalia TPS interim-relief denial in First Circuit appeal 26-1930
The August 14 district order denied interim relief and lifted the administrative stay. The reviewed coalition brief identifies plaintiffs’ appeal as First Circuit 26-1930. It is dated October 26, with a certificate stating filing and service on October 28; no appellate disposition is established by the brief.
- Status as of
- October 28, 2026
- Source
- Latest order (PDF)
- Docket reviewed through
- October 28, 2026
About the case
African Communities Together v. Noem is nationally significant because it challenges DHS's termination of Somalia TPS alongside the South Sudan and Ethiopia TPS cases already in the tracker. The district court entered an administrative stay in March 2026, stayed proceedings while the Supreme Court decided Mullin v. Doe and Trump v. Miot, and later kept interim protection in place while the parties litigated post-Mullin relief. On August 3, 2026, the First Circuit treated the district court's July 31 order as an indicative ruling, remanded for further proceedings, dismissed the appeal, and directed prompt district-court action, with a dissent warning that the administrative stay functioned as an improper indefinite injunction. On August 14, 2026, the district court granted the government's motions to lift the administrative stay and denied plaintiffs' emergency motion for postponement and a preliminary injunction because they had not shown the required likelihood of success. A coalition amicus brief identifies plaintiffs’ appeal from that denial as First Circuit 26-1930 and urges reversal. The brief is dated October 26, 2026; its certificate states electronic filing and service on October 28. It is advocacy supporting relief, not an appellate ruling.
Relief
The plaintiffs seek to preserve Somalia TPS and challenge DHS's termination decision on statutory, APA, and equal-protection grounds.
What's next
Verify the appellate docket and disposition of plaintiffs’ appeal from the denial of interim relief.
New on the docket, not yet reviewed
Nothing new since the last review.
Reviewed events
Coalition brief supports plaintiffs’ Somalia TPS appeal
African Communities Together v. Noem · D. Mass. · Source
District court lifted Somalia TPS administrative stay and denied interim relief
African Communities Together v. Noem · D. Mass. · Source
First Circuit remanded Somalia TPS stay appeal
African Communities Together v. Noem · D. Mass. · Source
District court entered administrative stay of Somalia TPS termination
African Communities Together v. Noem · D. Mass. · Source
Plaintiffs filed Somalia TPS termination challenge
African Communities Together v. Noem · D. Mass. · Source