Judge Overturns Trump Policies Targeting 39 Countries
Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled that the administration adopted unlawful policies that left immigrants from dozens of nations in legal limbo. The court found that USCIS lacked the authority to halt benefit applications based on an individual's country of birth.
Chief U.S. District Judge John McConnell, an appointee of Barack Obama, struck down Trump administration policies on Friday that blocked immigration applications for citizens from 39 countries. The ruling invalidates a series of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) mandates that halted processing for asylum, work permits, and green cards. This decision forces the agency to resume adjudications, potentially clearing a massive backlog of legal immigration requests and restoring standard labor certification pathways.
