US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
The ruling could allow thousands of applicants to resume case-by-case review after the judge found the blanket nationality-based ban exceeded federal authority.
- 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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Federal judge blasts Rubio’s 75-country visa freeze as ‘Orwellian,’ strikes down policy
A federal judge struck down the Trump administration's pause on immigrant visas from 75 countries, ruling Secretary of State Marco Rubio lacked legal authority to order the denials.
Judge strikes down Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas for 75 countries, reinstating evaluations - Regional Media News
(WASHINGTON) - A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration's policy suspending immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries, setting aside refusals based solely on the policy and requiring those cases to be reconsidered by consular officers under the normal immigration laws. U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas said the policy, announced by the State Department in January, "is contrary to law and was issued in exce…
Judge Strikes Down Trump Admin Policy Suspending Visa Processing From 75 Countries
A federal judge struck down a Trump administration policy that suspended the issuance of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, including parts of Latin America and the Middle East. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan called the policy—issued by the State Department in January—”patently unlawful” and said it did not comply with federal immigration law. “Consular officers were ordered to refuse immigrant visas to nation…
The Federal Court of the State of New York had declared illegal and had overturned the decision of the Department of State to prohibit the issuance of immigration visas to nationals of 75 countries, including Russia.
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Judge strikes down Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas for 75 countries, reinstating evaluations
(WASHINGTON) - A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration's policy suspending immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries, setting aside refusals based solely on the policy and requiring those cases to be reconsidered by consular officers under the normal immigration laws. U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas said the policy, announced by the State Department in January, "is contrary to law and was issued in exce…
The judge determined that the policy was “contrary to the law,” and exceeded the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
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