A federal appeals court has overturned two lower-court orders that had delayed the Trump administration’s attempt to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for migrants from South Sudan and Ethiopia. The decision is a significant immigration-policy victory for President Trump because it permits the administration to proceed with ending the protections while the underlying cases continue.

The rulings were issued by the First Circuit Court of Appeals, described in the article as liberal-led, on Wednesday. TPS is a temporary immigration status granted to people from countries affected by conflict, disasters or other dangerous conditions; ending it could expose affected migrants to loss of work authorisation and possible removal from the United States.