Dec. 30 (UPI) -- A federal judge on Tuesday ordered the Trump administration to reinstate temporary protected status against deportation for citizens of South Sudan.
U.S. District Court of Massachusetts Judge Angel Kelley, in a four-page ruling, ordered an administrative stay of the Trump administration's decision to end TPS for those from South Sudan as of Jan. 6.
"Because of the serious consequences at stake, both for the plaintiffs and the defendants, the court finds an administrative stay appropriate as it would 'minimize harm' while allowing the assigned district court judge the time this case deserves," Kelley said.
The stay does not represent the merits of the case and instead gives the court time to weigh arguments and evidence before rendering a decision.
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