On August 21, 2026, a federal judge in New York struck down the Department of State policy that had implemented the 75-country immigrant visa pause. The pause was originally announced in mid-January 2026 and allowed for Applicants to attend their consular interviews but barred consular officers from issuing immigrant visas. The Administration justified the decision...
Federal Court Strikes Down the 75-Country Immigrant Visa Pause
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President Donald Trump has reintroduced a key policy from his first term, announcing a new travel ban that affects citizens from 12 countries, with additional restrictions for seven others. This ban is set to take effect on Monday at 12:01 a.m., a move designed to prevent the chaos seen in 2017 when a similar ban...