On August 22, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in the Southern District of New York ruled that Trump's policy suspending immigrant visas for 75 countries exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's legal authority and violated antidiscrimination protections. The indefinite pause had affected nationals from countries across every global region.
On August 22, 2026, U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan struck down a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nations, ruling it "patently unlawful" and in violation of federal antidiscrimination protections. The State Department had announced the suspension in January, claiming the targeted countries posed a public-benefit risk to the United States.