US court blocks Trump’s visa ban affecting Nigeria, 74 other countries [FULL LIST]
A United States Federal Court has blocked a policy introduced by President Donald Trump that banned immigrant visa processing for Nigerian citizens as well as those of 74 other countries. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas handed down the ruling on Friday in the Southern District of New York. According to the court, the policy, introduced by the […] US court blocks Trump’s visa ban affecting…
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A federal court in the United States has blocked President Donald Trump's policy that banned immigrant visa processing for Nigerian citizens and those from 74 other countries. US District Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled on Friday that the policy, introduced by the US Department of State in January, was unlawful and exceeded the authority granted to Secretary of State Marco Rubio under federal immigration law.
The ban had stopped the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, including Nigeria, Ghana, Cameroon, and several others from Africa, Asia, Europe, the Caribbean, and Latin America.
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