US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations
- 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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A federal judge overturned the Trump administration’s visa ban on immigrants from 75 countries by determining that it was “contrary to the law” and that it exceeded the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In January, the State Department suspended the issuance of immigrant visas for almost 40% of the world’s countries, including Brazil, Colombia, Egypt, Haiti, Somalia and Russia, to a measure that, she said, would prevent the entr…
Judge Strikes Down Rubio's 75-Country Visa Freeze
A Biden-appointed federal judge in Manhattan has vacated the Trump administration's freeze on immigrant visas from 75 countries, ruling that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his legal authority, a decision that orders the government to reopen cases it had already denied. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas issued a 61-page opinion on Friday finding that the State Department's visa suspension policy violated federal immigration law on mul…
'DENIED' - Jaw-Dropping Ruling Devastates Trump Ahead of Midterms
President Donald Trump’s immigration agenda suffered a significant legal setback after a federal judge struck down an administration policy affecting foreign nationals from dozens of countries. The decision represents another major courtroom confrontation over the extent of the executive branch’s authority to restrict immigration and could set the stage for an appeal. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee serving in the Souther…
Biden-appointed judge BLOCKS Trump visa suspension for applicants from 75 countries due to violation of Immigration and Nationality Act
“The Policy, which categorically prohibits the issuance of immigrant visas based upon the nationality of the applicant, represents a direct abrogation of this statutory scheme.”
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