A US judge in Manhattan has struck down a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries, ruling on Friday, 21 August, that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his legal authority. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas called the policy 'patently unlawful'.
The ruling directly challenges a State Department policy that suspended immigrant visa issuances from countries across Latin America, the Balkans, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.