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U.S. court blocks Trump's legal immigration restrictions
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U.S. court blocks Trump's legal immigration restrictions

From Ta Nea · () Greek

Translated from Greek, summarized and contextualized by DistantNews.

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  • A U.S. federal judge blocked Trump-era immigration restrictions, deeming them unlawful.
  • The ruling affects hundreds of thousands of individuals from 39 countries seeking asylum, work permits, or green cards.
  • Immigrant advocacy groups had challenged the restrictions, which were implemented by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).

A federal judge has delivered a significant blow to former President Donald Trump's immigration policies, striking down strict restrictions on legal immigration. U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled that the measures implemented by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) were unlawful, impacting individuals from 39 countries across Africa, Asia, Latin America, and the Middle East.

The judge found that these restrictions created indefinite delays for hundreds of thousands of people seeking definitive answers on their asylum claims, work permits, green cards, and citizenship applications. The ruling supports a coalition of immigrant and labor organizations that sued USCIS in March, arguing the policies unfairly targeted individuals based solely on their country of origin.

Judge McConnell emphasized that the policy trapped countless immigrants already legally residing in the U.S. in a state of perpetual legal limbo. He stated that the agency's refusal to process applications was not due to any fault of the applicants but solely because of their nationality, violating the principle of equal justice under the law. The decision is expected to unblock thousands of pending cases.

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Originally published by Ta Nea in Greek. Translated, summarized, and contextualized by our editorial team with added local perspective. Read our editorial standards.

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