A US judge has blocked attempts by the White House to end a programme barring the deportation of children brought illegally to the US by parents. In September, President Donald Trump rescinded the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (Daca) programme. <br/><br/>But San Francisco's Judge William Alsup ruled it must stay in place while litigation against the move continues. The Obama-era scheme protects some eight lakhs people and also provides temporary permits for work and study. <br/><br/>In his ruling, William Alsup stated that the government is hereby ordered and enjoined, pending final judgment herein or other order, to maintain the Daca programme on a nationwide basis on the same terms and conditions as were in effect before the rescission.