Trump 75 Country Visa ban is Struck Down by Judge
Travelers arriving from international flights outside the U.S. Customs and Border Protection exit at Kennedy International Airport in New York last year.Credit...Anna Watts for The New York Times The ruling from the Southern District of New York found that the policy went beyond Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority. By Mattathias Schwartz New York Times A federal judge on Friday struck down the Trump administration’s ban on issuing visas to immigrants from 75 countries, finding that the policy was “contrary to law” and beyond the legal authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. In a 61-page ruling, Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Federal District Court for the Southern District of New York disputed the administration’s public rationale for the policy, billed as a “pause,” that immigrants from the targeted countries were likely to draw public benefits and become “a financial burden to Americans.” In fact, Judge Vargas found, U.S. of...
