US judge strikes down Trump immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries

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A federal judge in Manhattan has struck down a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries. Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled on Friday that the State Department's policy exceeded the Secretary of State's statutory authority and conflicted with federal immigration law. The policy, which took effect in January, broadly prohibited visa issuance based on nationality, affecting applicants from numerous countries in Latin America, the Balkans, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. Immigrant rights groups and visa applicants had filed a lawsuit challenging the suspension, arguing it was unlawful. The State Department had justified the ban by stating these countries posed a high risk for applicants becoming a public charge.

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The lawsuit was filed by immigrant rights groups, visa applicants, and US citizens sponsoring family members.

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The Department of State cited a high risk of applicants becoming a public charge as the reason for the suspension.

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The suspension affected applicants from Latin America, the Balkans, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.

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The policy exceeded the Secretary of State's statutory authority and conflicted with federal immigration law.

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A federal judge struck down a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visas from 75 countries.

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A federal judge in Manhattan ruled against the State Department’s suspension of immigrant visas.A United States judge has struck down a policy introduced by the administration of President Donald Trump suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority.Judge Jeannette Vargas of Manhattan said in her ruling on Friday in the Southern District of New York that the policy was “patently unlawful” and conflicted with federal Immigration law, which explicitly stripped the secretary of state of authority over consular officers’ adjudication of immigrant visas.Recommended Stories list of 3 itemslist 1 of 3Is Trump planning an ‘Africa visa ban’?list 2 of 3Why are some African countries banning US citizens from entry?list 3 of 3Why are some African-Americans moving to Africa?end of list“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,” she wrote.Vargas, an appointee of Democratic former President Joe Biden, issued the ruling in a lawsuit filed by immigrant rights groups Immigration-network" class="entity-link entity-organization" data-entity-id="190804" data-entity-type="organization">Catholic Legal Immigration Network and African Communities Together, along with applicants for immigrant visas and US citizens sponsoring family members from the designated countries.The suspension, which took effect in January of this year, affected applicants from Latin American countries including Brazil, Colombia and Uruguay; Balkan nations such as Bosnia and Albania; South Asian countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh; and many nations in Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.The Department of State said applicants from those countries were “at a high risk for becoming a public charge and recourse to local, state and federal government resources in the United States”.

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