Judge torpedoes Trump ban blocking visas for 75 entire countries
Turns out shutting down immigrant visas for nearly 40% of the planet because someone in D.C. got mad isn't actually how federal law works.
The State Department decided back in January to hit the brakes on immigrant visas for 75 nations all at once, arguing those folks take too much welfare. We are talking Brazil, Colombia, Somalia, Russia — basically a massive chunk of the globe summarily blacklisted by Secretary Marco Rubio.
A federal judge in Manhattan looked at the 1952 Immigration and Nationality Act and essentially ruled that you cannot categorically ban people from getting visas just because of where they were born. The judge literally noted this was not even a challenging case, overturned every denial handed out under the policy, and ordered officials to actually review applicants individually.
Banning half the world map in one stroke sounds tough until someone remembers there are actual statutes written down on paper.
Source: UPI
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