Manhattan federal judge strikes down Trump admin policy that banned issuing visas to people from 75 countries

A Manhattan federal judge ruled the Trump administration was not allowed to implement a blanket ban on issuing visas to people from 75 countries, striking down a policy that left thousands of people from 40% of the world’s nations in limbo.

U.S. District Judge Jeanette Vargas declared Friday that the U.S. Department of State overstepped its authority and acted “contrary to law” when it announced it would suspend issuing visas to people from 75 countries this past January on the unfounded determination that immigrants from those countries pose a high risk of becoming a “public charge,” or are highly likely to use welfare.