A California federal judge ruled Thursday to postpone the termination of Temporary Protected Status for approximately 61,000 immigrants from Nicaragua, Honduras and Nepal, many of whom have been living in the United States for decades.

A California federal judge on Thursday delayed the end dates of temporary protected status designations previously reserved for an estimated 61,000 people from Honduras, Nicaragua, and Nepal until the Department of Homeland Security revoked those deportation protections.

A federal judge in California on Thursday extended temporary protected status for 60,000 people from Central America and Asia, including people from Nepal, Honduras and Nicaragua.