US court overturns Trump’s immigrant visa freeze affecting 75 countries, calling policy ‘patently unlawful’

A US federal judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that Secretary of State Marco Rubio exceeded his legal authority when the State Department introduced the nationality-based restrictions. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan issued the ruling Friday, August 21, saying the policy conflicted with…