A federal judge in Boston has blocked the Trump administration’s attempt to end temporary protections from deportation for hundreds of South Sudanese nationals.

• US District Judge Patti Saris ruled that Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem likely acted unlawfully by providing a "pretextual" reason for terminating South Sudan's Temporary Protected Status (TPS).
• Saris noted that since Noem took office, the US Department of Homeland Security has moved to end TPS for 11 other countries, including Haiti, Venezuela, and Ethiopia.
• Approximately 232 South Sudanese nationals have been beneficiaries of TPS in the United States.