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A federal judge has vacated the Trump administration's policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, finding it violated administrative law. The ban had halted visa issuance for nationals of those countries, creating a backlog of family and employment-based applications.
The court determined the suspension was issued without proper legal authority and without following required procedural steps. This means USCIS and the State Department must resume normal visa processing for affected nationals. If you had a pending immigrant visa application for a country on that list, your case should move forward again.
The suspension was issued without proper legal authority and without following required procedural steps.
The ruling does not address whether future restrictions might be lawful if properly implemented. For now, check with your visa attorney or the State Department's website to confirm your country's status and next steps in your application.
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