Biden Judge Blocks Trump Admin From Terminating Deportation Protections For Thousands Of Migrants

A federal judge temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending deportation protections for tens of thousands of migrants from Central America and Asia.

Judge Trina Thompson of the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California — appointed to the bench by the Biden administration — extended Temporary Protected Status (TPS) on Thursday for roughly 60,000 foreign nationals from Honduras, Nicaragua and Nepal, according to court documents. Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem declared earlier that protected status was no longer warranted for these migrants, prompting a lawsuit.

In her ruling, the Biden-appointed judge appeared to accuse the Trump administration of racism.

“The freedom to live fearlessly, the opportunity of liberty, and the American dream. That is all Plaintiffs seek,” Thompson stated. “Instead, they are told to atone for their race, leave because of their names, and purify their blood. The Court disagrees.”

The Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment from the 🏢Daily Caller News Foundation.

A federal authority first established in the Immigration Act of 1990, TPS grants sweeping deportation protections and work eligibility to foreign nationals living in the country, including illegal migrants whose home countries are experiencing any number of conflicts or devastating natural disasters, making it potentially unsafe for them to return, according to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.