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Trump cannot end deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals, US judge rules

Trump cannot end deportation protections for South Sudanese nationals, US judge rules

BOSTON, Feb 12 (Reuters) - A federal judge ‌on Thursday blocked ‌U.S. President Donald Trump's administration ​from ending temporary protections from deportation that had allowed hundreds ‌of South ⁠Sudanese nationals to live and work ⁠in the United States.

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U.S. District Judge ​Patti Saris ​in ​Boston agreed with ‌an immigrant rights group that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security had likely acted ‌arbitrarily and ​provided pretextual ​reasons ​for terminating South ‌Sudan's Temporary Protected ​Status designation, ​which it sought to do in ​November.

(Reporting ‌by Nate Raymond in ​Boston; Editing by ​Chris Reese)