A federal appeals court has ruled against an Obama-era policy shielding hundreds of thousands of immigrants who have long lived in the United States from deportation

But the judges stayed their ruling and for now, hundreds of thousands of DACA recipients will continue to have protection from deportation.

A U.S. appeals court on Friday ruled against outgoing Democratic President Joe Biden's effort to protect immigrants illegally brought to the U.S. as children, siding with Texas just days before Republican President-elect Donald Trump takes office.