{
  "id": 2571980,
  "title": "FULL LIST: Nigeria, 74 others spared as US judge strikes down visa ban",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/full-list-nigeria-74-others-spared-as-us-judge-strikes-down-visa-ban",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-08-22T12:22:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Punch",
    "slug": "punch",
    "url": "https://punchng.com/full-list-nigeria-74-others-spared-as-us-judge-strikes-down-visa-ban/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "On Friday, a US judge blocked a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visa issuance for applicants from 75 countries, ruling that the policy exceeded the authority of Secretary of State Marco Rubio. The policy, announced in January, was deemed \"patently unlawful\" by US District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan, as it violated federal immigration law that stripped the secretary of state of authority over consular officers' processing of immigrant visas. The ban affected applicants from Latin American nations like Brazil, Colombia, and Uruguay, Balkan countries including Bosnia and Albania, South Asian countries like Pakistan and Bangladesh, and many nations across Africa, the Middle East, and the Caribbean.",
  "summary": "A US judge has struck down the Trump administration’s policy suspending immigrant visas for 75 countries, including Nigeria. Learn more about the US visa b Read More: https://punchng.com/full-list-nigeria-74-others-spared-as-us-judge-strikes-down-visa-ban/",
  "key_points": [
    "US judge blocks Trump's visa ban on 75 countries",
    "Judge Jeannette Vargas rules policy unlawful",
    "Ban affects applicants from 74 nations, including Nigeria"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
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    "also_reported_by": [
      {
        "outlet": "Punch Nigeria",
        "title": "FULL LIST: Nigeria, 74 others spared as US judge strikes down visa ban",
        "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/08/22/full-list-nigeria-74-others-spared-as-us-judge-strikes-down-visa-ban-2575981",
        "published": "2026-08-22T11:11:05.000Z"
      }
    ]
  },
  "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."
}