Federal judge blasts Rubio’s 75-country visa freeze as ‘Orwellian,’ strikes down policy

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Ban

This January, Secretary of State Marco Rubio directed consular officers to refuse to process immigration visas for people from 75 countries because, he said, those immigrants would be more likely than others to “extract wealth” or “take welfare and public benefits” from the US. Since January, people from those 75 countries—all located in Africa, Latin America, […]