{
  "id": 2526668,
  "title": "US court overturns Trump visa suspension affecting Pakistan, 74 other countries",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/us-court-overturns-trump-visa-suspension-affecting-pakistan-74-other",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T07:10:25.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Business Recorder",
    "slug": "business-recorder",
    "url": "https://www.brecorder.com/news/40436059/us-court-overturns-trump-visa-suspension-affecting-pakistan-74-other-countries"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "A U.S. judge ruled on Friday that a policy suspending immigrant visa issuance from 75 countries, including Pakistan, was unlawful, as it overstepped the authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan declared the January State Department announcement \"patently unlawful\" and inconsistent with federal immigration law, which removed the secretary of state's control over consular officers' processing of immigrant visas. The policy, which prevented visa issuance based on national origin, affected applicants from Latin American nations like Brazil and Colombia, Balkan countries including Bosnia, South Asian countries Pakistan and Bangladesh, and various nations in Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean. The State Department had cited concerns that applicants were \"at a high risk for becoming a public charge and recourse to local, state, and federal government resources in the United States.\" Vargas, appointed by former President Joe Biden, issued the ruling in a lawsuit brought by immigrant rights groups and visa applicants along with U.S. citizens sponsoring family members from the designated countries. The decision comes amid President Trump's aggressive immigration crackdown, which rights groups argue violates free speech and due process rights and has created an unsafe environment, particularly for ethnic minorities who have expressed concerns about racial profiling.",
  "summary": "WASHINGTON: A U.S. judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy suspending the issuance of immigrant visas to applicants from 75 countries, saying that the policy exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s statutory authority. U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan said the policy that the State Department announced in January was “patently unlawful” and ran afoul of…",
  "key_points": [
    "U.S. judge rules visa suspension policy from 75 countries, including Pakistan, unlawful",
    "Judge Jeannette Vargas declares January State Department announcement patently unlawful",
    "Policy overstepped Secretary of State Marco Rubio's authority on consular visa processing"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}