# US judge strikes down Trump immigrant visa ban affecting 75 countries

https://mins.news/en/item/29062

- Al Jazeera, 2026-08-22 03:19 UTC
- Politics
- Original: https://www.aljazeera.com/news/2026/8/22/us-judge-strikes-down-trump-immigrant-visa-ban-affecting-75-countries?traffic_source=rss

> A Manhattan federal judge ruled that the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio’s legal authority and was “patently unlawful.” The policy affected applicants across Latin America, the Balkans, South Asia, Africa, the Middle East and the Caribbean.

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