NPR's Scott Simon speaks with Abdul Feraji, investigative journalist from Afghanistan about the termination of Temporary Protected Status for Afghans in the U.S. on July 14.

A short, unsigned order by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in Virginia blocked the Trump administration’s move to terminate deportation protections until next week.

A U.S. appeals court has blocked for now a bid by President Donald Trump's administration to strip temporary protected status from thousands of Afghans in the United States, court documents showed, allowing them more time to argue the case.