Trump admin suffers setback in plot to boot out hundreds of thousands of migrants

A federal judge dealt a major blow to the Trump administration Monday, temporarily blocking the government's attempt to strip immigration protections from hundreds of thousands of Haitians and potentially boot them out of the country.

Judge Ana Reyes in Washington, D.C., threw down the hammer, ordering the government to keep the program alive after it was set to expire Tuesday, the Wall Street Journal reported. The ruling means roughly 350,000 Haitian immigrants can keep their legal protections and work permits...