US judge blocks Trump plans to end of deportation protections for South Sudanese migrants

FILE PHOTO: U.S. flag and Judge gavel are seen in this illustration taken, August 6, 2024. REUTERS/Dado Ruvic/Illustration/File Photo

BOSTON, Dec 30 (Reuters) - A federal judge ‌on Tuesday blocked plans by U.S. President Donald Trump's administration to end temporary protections from deportation that had been granted ‌to hundreds of South Sudanese nationals living in the United States.

U.S. District Judge Angel Kelley in Boston granted ‌an emergency request by several South Sudanese nationals and an immigrant rights group to prevent the temporary protected status they had been granted from expiring as planned after January 5.