In blocking the end of deportation protections for more than 60,000 migrants, the judge said the Trump administration’s language surrounding the program had strayed into racist conspiracy theories.

A California judge is extending migrant status protections ended by the Trump administration for more than 60,000 people from Central America and Nepal.

A US federal judge blocked the Trump-era move to end deportation protections for citizens of Nepal, Nicaragua, and Honduras, citing racial bias and inadequate review of country condition.