Judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing visas
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A US federal court has overturned the Trump administration's decision to suspend immigrant visa processing for citizens of 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, and Somalia.
Trump administration’s 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules
The Trump administration’s 75-country visa ban fell flat after a federal judge struck it down as unconstitutional. As part of his anti-immigration crackdown, President Donald Trump signed an executive order halting immigration from several countries to reportedly protect American citizens. Nationals from countries such as Brazil, Yemen, Afghanistan, Nigeria, Morocco, and Cape Verde, among others,...
The visa ban froze permanent resident visas for people reuniting with family members or taking up work in the US, but did not apply to non-immigrant visas.
A U.S. federal judge turned the Trump administration upside down by suspending the policy that had stopped immigration visa procedures for citizens of 75 countries, a measure that had been in effect since January.In her ruling, Jeannette Vargas, judge of a federal court in New York, ruled that the policy was “contrary to the law” and exceeded the “legal authority” of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The measure, in effect since January 21, suspen…
Judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing visas
A federal judge in New York has vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended the processing of visas from 75 countries, including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia and Somalia, whose nationals the Trump administration deemed likely to require public assistance in the United States.
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