U.S. courts revoke Trump's visa ban
A federal court in New York has ruled to annul Donald Trump's administration's decision to ban immigration visas for citizens of 75 countries, deeming that this ban breaches the law in force since 1965 and exceeds the authority of the State Department. The judge clarified that the policy mandated refusing visas solely based on applicants' nationality, without respecting the legal conditions that allow visa refusals only if the applicant is likely to become a burden on the state. As a result, the ruling halts the implementation of the visa ban that covered nationals from many countries, although it continues to deny non-immigrant visas such as those for tourism and study. The case emphasizes that the ban policy conflicted with laws criminalizing discrimination based on nationality and that it went beyond the powers granted to consular officials in evaluating visa applications.
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