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Judge Blocks Trump's Deportation Changes, Cites Racial Bias

12/31/2025

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A U.S. federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end deportation protections for migrants from Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and South Sudan, citing racial hostility as a motivating factor.
Judge Trina Thompson said the terminations ignored unsafe conditions in these countries.
The Department of Homeland Security says there is renewed peace in South Sudan, but civil rights groups say the changes violate procedures and threaten non-white immigrants.

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A U.S. federal judge blocked the Trump administration's attempt to end deportation protections for migrants from Honduras, Nepal, Nicaragua, and South Sudan, citing racial hostility as a motivating factor.
Judge Trina Thompson said the terminations ignored unsafe conditions in these countries.
The Department of Homeland Security says there is renewed peace in South Sudan, but civil rights groups say the changes violate procedures and threaten non-white immigrants.