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Article snippet: A federal judge in San Francisco on Tuesday temporarily blocked the Trump administration from ending the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program that protects certain immigrants from deportation. Judge William Alsup said the Obama-era program must remain in place while litigation over Trump’s decision to end the program plays out. In a court ruling, Alsup said the Department of Homeland Security's "decision to rescind DACA was based on a flawed legal premise." As a result, DACA recipients who failed to renew their status by last year’s deadline will have a chance to submit renewal applications. The decision does not, however, allow new applications to be submitted. MORE announced in September that he would rescind the program, which allows certain immigrants who arrived in the U.S. illegally as children to stay and work without fear of deportation. DACA was among the issues discussed at a bipartisan immigration meeting on Tuesday. Trump indicated he would support what those in the room came up with, adding that he was willing to “take the heat” to back a bipartisan deal. Trump at one point said he wants a “bill of love” to address DACA, and in another instance appeared to voice support for Sen. MORE's (D-Calif.) suggestion of a clean DACA bill while dealing with other issues, like border security, later. House Majority Leader MORE (R-Calif.) quickly clarified Feinstein's comments, reminding Trump of the need to implement border-security measure... Link to the full article to read more