US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
Judge Jeannette Vargas said the State Department exceeded its authority by ordering blanket visa refusals for nationals of 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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Federal judge vacates Trump policy suspending visa processing from 75 countries
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.U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, an appointee of former President Joe Biden, set aside the policy Friday as "contrary to law and in excess of statutory authority.…
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Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries
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…
The judge noted that officials had been ordered to deny visas even to eligible immigrants and that they would probably be self-sufficient US suspends visas for migrants from 75 countries, including Brazil, Colombia and Russia, as they were considered “a public burden” A U.S. federal court has invalidated the suspension of immigration visas for 75 countries imposed earlier this year by the President's government, Donald Trump, in determining that…
'Patently Unlawful': Donald Trump Gets Destroyed in Court Over Major 75-Country Immigrant Visa Ban
A US judge in Manhattan has struck down a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, ruling on Friday, 21 August, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his legal authority. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas called the policy 'patently unlawful'. The ruling directly challenges a State Department policy that suspended immigrant visa issuances from countries across Latin America, the Balkans, So…
A federal judge declares the freezing of visas for permanent residence in the United States, decreed by Donald Trump for 75 countries, illegal.
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