Judge voids Rubio's 75-country immigrant visa freeze, orders review of affected cases
TL;DR
A federal judge in Manhattan vacated the 75-country immigrant visa freeze, ruling it exceeded the State Department’s authority and violated the INA’s prohibition on nationality-based discrimination; the decision returns the affected denials for reconsideration and allows other grounds for visa ineligibility to stand.
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- Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries AP News
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- Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules NPR
- Trump’s visa ban on 75 countries struck down by federal judge The Washington Post
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