Federal judge blocks Trump administration visa ban for nationals of 75 countries
A federal judge in New York struck down a Trump administration policy on Friday that suspended immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling it unlawful and beyond the authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee, issued a 61-page decision vacating the State Department directive, which had blocked visas for applicants from countries including Afghanistan, Iran, Russia, Somalia, Brazil, Colombia, Cuba, Guatemala, Haiti, Nicaragua, Uruguay, Egypt, Iraq, Morocco, Nigeria, Thailand and Yemen since January. The policy targeted nations whose nationals the administration claimed were at high risk of becoming dependent on public benefits in the United States .
Vargas ruled the policy “contrary to law” and an overreach of Rubio’s statutory authority, as it mandated visa refusals for eligible applicants based solely on nationality, bypassing the Immigration and Nationality Act’s requirement for individualized reviews by consular officers. The judge noted that even applicants who met all criteria and demonstrated financial self-sufficiency were denied visas under the directive, which she called a “direct abrogation” of congressional intent .
The ruling also invalidates all visa denials made exclusively under this policy, potentially allowing thousands of previously rejected applications to be revisited. The lawsuit was filed by nonprofit organizations, including the Catholic Legal Immigration Network and African Communities Together, along with 11 individuals—six U.S. citizens with affected family members and five foreign nationals who had filed employment-based petitions .
Joanna Cuevas Ingram, lead attorney for the National Immigration Law Center, called the decision “a significant victory for the hundreds of thousands of families” disrupted by the policy, stating that immigration laws “cannot be used to justify discrimination” . Anna Gallagher, executive director of CLINIC, said the ruling affirms “the rule of law” and the value of keeping families together, while Diana Konate of African Communities Together described the policy as “unlawful and racist” .
The State Department had argued the policy was necessary to prevent immigrants from becoming a public charge, but Vargas found it undermined the legal framework granting consular officers exclusive authority to assess visa eligibility on a case-by-case basis . The administration may appeal the decision.
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