Nigeria, May 23 -- A federal judge has blocked the Trump administration from terminating the legal status of international students to stay in the US.

This order, issued by the US District Judge Jeffrey White, on Thursday, prevents the government from terminating the legal status of foreign students while a court case challenging the previous terminations was pending.

This directive delivered a significant setback to the administration's attempts to crack down on international students as part of President Donald Trump's broader deportation effort.

According to CNN, the case concerns an attempt by the administration to tamper with SEVIS records of students, putting them at risk of deportation.

The SEVIS database stands for the Student...