Nov. 19 (UPI) -- More than 6,100 Syrians won't lose their temporary protected status on Friday while they challenge the matter in court, a federal judge ruled.
U.S. District Court of Southern New York Judge Katherine Polk Failla issued a preliminary injunction during a virtual hearing on Wednesday.
Failla said the Trump administration likely illegally ended the protected status for more than 6,100 Syrians, but she enabled the administration to immediately appeal her decision.
Seven Syrian refugees filed the federal challenge and accused the Trump administration of arbitrarily ending their TPS protection due to "racial animus," Newsweek reported.
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