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Judge Strikes Down 75-Country Visa Ban | Wilmington News
A federal judge has struck down a Trump-era policy that blocked visas for citizens of 75 countries, ruling it was illegal and amounted to a nationality-based ban. The court found the Secretary of State lacked authority to deny visas to otherwise qualified applicants simply because of their country of origin — calling the government’s justification “Orwellian logic.” This decision reverses blanket denials tied to the policy, forcing the government to reevaluate cases affected by it, marking a major victory for immigrant advocates challenging discriminatory immigration restrictions. Listen in…
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