New Delhi, Aug. 15 -- The Trump administration has secured a legal victory that clears the way for it to terminate Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for thousands of Somali nationals living in the United States, according to Fox News.

US District Judge Allison Burroughs in Boston on Friday lifted a stay that had prevented the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) from ending Somalia's TPS designation. The judge cited a June Supreme Court ruling that limited judicial review of certain decisions to terminate TPS protections.

The decision allows the administration to proceed with ending TPS for Somalia, potentially exposing affected migrants who do not have another lawful basis to remain in the US to deportation.

Burroughs, an appointee of...