India, Aug. 6 -- A federal judge has officially confirmed that the Trump administration may proceed with ending temporary deportation protections for hundreds of thousands of Haitians, marking the latest step, for now, in a legal battle that has already reached the Supreme Court.

US District Judge Ana Reyes issued the order on Wednesday, more than a month after the Supreme Court reversed an earlier ruling of hers that had halted the government's plan to terminate the programme, known as Temporary Protected Status, for Haitians who fled political unrest and natural disasters in their home country, according to CNN.

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Reyes's brief order formally lifted the block she ha...