U.S. judge on 8/21/2026 Struck Down a Trump (R) Administration Policy Suspending the Issuance of Immigrant Visas to Applicants from 75 Countries, saying that the Policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's (R) Statutory Authority.
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan, said the Policy that the State Department announced in 1/2026 was "patently unlawful" and ran A Foul of federal Immigration Law, which Explicitly Stripped the Secretary of State, of Authority over Consular Officers' Processing of Immigrant Visas.
"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.
The State Department's Suspension that also took Effect in 1/2026 impacted Applicants from Latin American Countries including Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay; Balkan Nations such as: Albania and Bosnia; South Asian Countries Bangladesh and Pakistan; and those from many Nations in Africa, Caribbean and the Middle East.
The State Department 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." The Department did Not immediately Respond to a Request for Comment on the Ruling.
Vargas, an Appointee of President Joe Biden (D) issued the Ruling in a Lawsuit filed by Immigrant Rights Groups Catholic Legal Immigration Network and African Communities Together, along with Applicants for Immigrant Visas and U.S. Citizens who are Sponsoring Family Members from the Designated Countries for Immigrant Visas.
Trump has pursued an Aggressive Immigration Crackdown that He says is Aaimed at Improving Domestic Security.
Rights Groups say the Crackdown has Violated Free Speech and Due-Process Rights and has Created an Unsafe Eenvironment, particularly for Ethnic Minorities, who have raised Concerns about Racial Profiling.
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