A fourth-year USC student, less than a year from his doctorate, now faces the threat of deportation as the government has suddenly terminated his F-1 student status.

A federal judge in Atlanta ruled overnight that 133 international students can continue studying in the U.S. — for now.

Linkhith Babu Gorrela, Thanuj Kumar Gummadavelli and Manikanta Pasula, along with Chinese students Hangrui Zhang and Haoyang ...