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Trump’s 75-country immigrant visa ban struck down by judge
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Key Points:
- A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s ban on immigrant visas from 75 countries, ruling it was unlawful and exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s authority.
- The policy, implemented in January, halted permanent-residence visas from nearly 40% of nations worldwide, citing concerns that immigrants would rely on welfare and public benefits.
- Judge Jeannette Vargas found that consular officers were instructed to deny visas based solely on nationality, violating laws against discrimination and proper case evaluation.
- The ban affected family-based and job-based immigrant visas but did not apply to nonimmigrant visas like tourist or student visas.
- The administration may appeal, and both sides have until September 11 to propose further case resolutions.
