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A federal judge just told Trump his visa ban was basically made up

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Turns out you can't just stop people from entering the country because you're worried about their grocery budget.

Remember when the Trump administration decided to stop issuing visas for citizens of 75 different countries? They claimed it was because those folks might eventually need a bit of public assistance. Basically, a giant, blanket ban based on the idea that everyone from these nations was a future welfare case.

Well, a federal judge finally stepped in and ruled that the whole thing was completely illegal. The court basically said you can't just slap a giant discriminatory label on entire countries just because you feel like it.

It is almost as if the legal system expects actual evidence rather than just wild assumptions about people's bank accounts.

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  1. Freedom Redneck
    About time. That policy was a total mess from day one.
    +1 boringA lukewarm take that manages to be as exciting as watching paint dry in a courtroom