US judge blocks Trump move to end protected status for thousands from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua


FILE PHOTO: Demonstrators hold signs advocating for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) in front of the White House in Washington, D.C., U.S., January 8, 2018. REUTERS/Kevin Lamarque/File Photo

WASHINGTON, Dec 31 (Reuters) - ‌A U.S. federal judge on Wednesday blocked the Trump administration from ending ‌deportation protections for thousands of migrants from Honduras, Nepal and Nicaragua after ‌opponents argued the terminations were motivated by racial hostility.

The administration's decisions to end Temporary Protected Status for some 89,000 migrants failed to adequately consider conditions in the three countries that would prevent them from ‍returning, San Francisco-based District Judge Trina Thompson wrote.

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