NEW YORK: A US federal judge has struck down a government ban on visas to nationals from 75 countries who wish to settle in the country indefinitely, dealing a blow to President Donald Trump's immigration crackdown.In a ruling issued on Friday in the Southern District of New York, Judge Jeannette Vargas

In a ruling on Friday, US District Judge Jeannette Vargas described the January directive by the State Department as patently unlawful.

A US federal judge has overturned a Trump administration policy suspending immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, ruling that the measure was "contrary to law" and exceeded the State…

A federal judge ruled Secretary of State Marco Rubio lacked authority to order immigrant visa denials for applicants from 75 countries found eligible.

The judge said the policy that the US State Department announced in January was “patently unlawful”. Read more at straitstimes.com. Read more at straitstimes.com.