US EditionTrump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries
Plaintiffs argue the visa suspension unlawfully discriminates against nationals from 75 countries and misuses public-charge rules, affecting immigrant family unification and employment-based visas.
- On 2/2/26, a group of U.S. citizens and immigrant rights groups filed a complaint in the Southern District of New York challenging the U.S. Department of State's suspension of immigrant visa processing for 75 countries.
- On Jan. 21 the U.S. Department of State began a pause on processing immigrant visas to review policy and prevent new immigrants from `extract wealth from the American people`.
- Among the affected nationals are people from Afghanistan, Brazil, Colombia, Nigeria, Iran, Somalia and others; a Colombian physician approved for the `Einstein Visa` in January 2025 learned last week he became ineligible, while non-immigrant visas remain exempt.
- The complaint contends the policy breaches the Administrative Procedure Act, Immigration and Nationality Act and equal protection, arguing it unlawfully blocks U.S. citizens petitioners seeking family unification.
- Efr�n Olivares says the State Department failed to follow procedures, citing a study published last week by the Cato Institute, which found immigrants used `about 24 percent less` welfare.
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Trump admin hit with federal lawsuit over immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries worldwide
A federal lawsuit challenges the Trump administration's pause on immigrant visas from 75 countries, affecting families like a New York grandmother whose petitions were blocked.
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Lawsuit Challenges Trump Ban on Immigration From 75 Countries
A group of American citizens, immigration nonprofits and legal organizations on Monday sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department, asking a judge to block a visa ban that they said attempted to “eviscerate decades of settled immigration law.” The suit, filed in Manhattan federal court, is the first major attempt to stop the State Department policy announced and implemented last month that suspended the approval of visas for peo…
Trump administration sued over visa freeze on immigrants from 75 countries
A group of nonprofit organizations and U.S. citizens Monday filed a lawsuit challenging the Trump administration's sweeping suspension of immigrant visa processing for people from nearly half of the world's countries.
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