Kathmandu, Feb. 11 -- In a move that could put thousands of Nepali immigrants in the United States at risk of deportation, a US appeals court has allowed the Trump administration to move forward with ending Temporary Protection Status (TPS) for Nepali, Honduran, and Nicaraguan nationals.

At least 7,000 Nepali nationals living and staying in the US under TPS will face deportation soon if the Trump administration follows the court's ruling.

According to the National TPS Alliance, an estimated 60,000 TPS holders from these countries have lived lawfully in the US for 26 years (in the case of Hondurans and Nicaraguans) and 10 years (in the case of Nepalis), relying on TPS. However, the Department of Homeland Security has ordered that Hondura...