US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
The ruling found the policy unlawfully barred visas by nationality and exceeded the secretary of state’s authority, affecting applicants from 75 countries.
- On Friday, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas struck down a policy from President Donald Trump's administration suspending immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, ruling that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his statutory authority.
- The Department implemented the suspension in January, claiming applicants from those nations were "at a high risk for becoming a public charge and recourse to local, state and federal government resources in the United States."
- Judge Jeannette Vargas, an appointee of President Joe Biden, deemed the policy "patently unlawful," stating it "ran afoul of federal immigration law, which explicitly stripped the secretary of state of authority over consular officers' processing of immigrant visas."
- According to the Center for Constitutional Rights, the freeze was one of several restrictions imposed in rapid succession, following a broader travel ban covering 39 countries effective January 1 and a late December diversity visa pause.
- Trump has pursued an aggressive immigration crackdown throughout this year, asserting these measures are necessary for improving domestic security, though rights groups argue the actions violate due process and facilitate racial profiling.
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US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statutory authority.
Trump’s 75-country immigrant visa ban struck down by judge
By Hanna Park, CNN (CNN) — The Trump administration’s ban on visas for immigrants from 75 countries was struck down by a federal judge on Friday, who ruled it was “contrary to law” and outside the statutory authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In January, the State Department paused the issuance of immigrant visas The post Trump’s 75-country immigrant visa ban struck down by judge appeared first on KESQ.
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It is a tough course pursued by the US President in immigration policy: in January, Trump's government is putting visas on hold for many countries. Now, a US judge judges: anyone who is allowed to come to the US must not be categorically decided on the basis of nationality.
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