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BREAKING: "President Donald Trump’s administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel‑ban countries from receiving decisions on ​asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship, a U.S. federal judge ‌ruled on Friday."

Montana: Trump administration processing freeze on asylum seekers violated law, judge rules A federal judge invalidated Trump-era policies halting asylum processing after a Washington shooting. #Montana

Nigeria, 38 Others to Benefit As U.S. Judge Strikes Down Trump's ... A federal judge has struck down a policy enacted by the United States President Donald Trump's administration after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the US. Immigrants from Nigeria and 38 other African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries will benefit from this judgment as they are now eligible to receive final decisions on, among other things, their asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications. Countries facing partial restrictions include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cuba, Côte d'Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe. Countries facing total restrictions include: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. Follow us onWhatsApp|LinkedInfor the latest headlines In a ruling harshly criticising the administration, US District …

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump's 39-Country Asylum Freeze… By Brent Molnar: A Voice of Reason A 135-page opinion landed in a Rhode Island federal courthouse on Friday morning, and it read less like a legal ruling than an indictment. Chief U.S. District Judge John

A federal judge shredded Trump's USCIS in a blistering order for defying his ruling to resume immigration processing, which the administration froze for applicants from 39 countries after a November shooting that killed one National Guard member and wounded another.

A federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries President Donald Trump boards Air Force One, Friday, June 5, 2026, at Joint Base Andrews, Md. (AP Photo/Mark Schiefelbein) BOSTON (AP) — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the U.S. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo,” and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law. “In enacting its latest immigration policies, USCIS: claims statutory and regulatory authority that it does not possess; makes decisions without the reasoned explanations that it must provide; acts without regard for the reliance interests of applicants that it must consider; and justifies its actions with pretextual concerns of ‘national security’ that mask anti-immigrant sentiments that it is forbidden from letting influence its decision-making,” he wr…

Judge clears ICE's path to deport asylum-seeker from Iowa to Congo U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement is holding dozens of individuals in Iowa jails. (Main photo by Caspar Benson/Getty Images; logo courtesy U.S. Department of Homeland Security) A federal judge has cleared the way for ICE officials to deport a Bolivian asylum-seeker from Iowa to the Democratic Republic of Congo. Noting thatJosé Yugar-Cruzis part of a class of people for whom the Supreme Court has twice issued orders lifting injunctions that prohibited such deportations, U.S. District Judge Stephen H. Locher ruled this week that he had “little choice” but to deny Yugar-Cruz’s motion to have the court block his removal from the United States. Court records show that Yugar-Cruz, who is from Bolivia, entered the United States on July 8, 2024, at the Arizona border and immediately surrendered himself to law enforcement and was taken into custody. In October 2024, Yugar-Cruz applied for asylum, citing a threat of torture in his home country. In December 2024, an immigration judge issued a “withholding of removal” order under the Convention Against Torture, based on the torture Yugar-Cruz had previously faced in…

Judge Strikes Down Trump 'Anti-Immigrant' Policies, Orders Restart of Asylum Processing - News & Opinion - The Commons “This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: The federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,” said one advocate. Yes, the fight is far from over here. -----the SC would very likely reaffirm Trump’s fascist/racist policy. ----Meanwhile, are YOU a “net asset” to the USA? ------I mean, could there be a more clear expression of our ruling elite’s view of our ‘worth’? ----if you collect so-called entitlements (or as GW Bush said, the “takers”, and the “useless eaters”) you are considered a drag on society, a ‘public charge’. That goes for children and also retired seniors, too. Takers! — all of 'em! s/ -------your existence will be barely tolerated if you are a wage-slave helping churn profits for the owning class. -----the higher up the exploitative capitalist chain you are, the more your life is valorized. Make no mistake, this animus toward immigrant populations applies to the working class as a whole, too. It’s like Calvinism: If you get wealthy, that proves God smiles upon y…

Flouting Trump policy, federal judges are freeing immigrants from ... A detainee stands silhouetted in a window of the Delaney Hall detention center in Newark, N.J., on May 28, 2026. Many federal judges are freeing immigrants held under a mandatory detention policy. (Photo by Anne-Marie Caruso/New Jersey Monitor) Gilberto Pacheco was driving to work for a construction job in California when he was pulled over in what court papers called a “traffic stop” in January. He was not accused of any crime, not even a traffic infraction, but he was imprisoned without bond for months because he arrived illegally in the United States more than 30 years ago from Mexico. Cases like that of Pacheco, who has applied for legal status through three U.S. citizen children, are what the Supreme Court has to consider when it rules next year on the Trump administration’s mandatory detention policy. Justices are expected to hear the case as soon as October after the U.S. solicitor generalrequestedthe court to resolve conflicting rulings on the matter from appeals courts. Some immigrants face indefinite detention, likely leading to Supreme Court case The Trump administration’s policy requires detenti…

Supreme Court Clears Trump Admin to End TPS Protections for ... - CBN Supreme Court Clears Trump Admin to End TPS Protections for Thousands of Immigrants Caitlin Burke 06-26-2026 Share This article Link was copied! WASHINGTON - The Supreme Court issued a key decision on the issue of immigration on Thursday, ruling that the Trump administration has the authority to end Temporary Protected Status (TPS) for certain refugees living in the U.S. The immigrants affected by this case were granted Temporary Protected Status under a law passed by Congress in 1990. The program allows the Homeland Security Secretary to let people from certain countries remain and work in the U.S. when conditions back home make it unsafe to return. That same law also gives the secretary the authority to end those protections. *** AI tools threaten to hide CBN News from your online searches! Sign up for CBN Newsletters today to ensure you can still find the latest news from a Christian perspective.*** "It gives people protection while the country's in turmoil or after they suffer a hurricane," explained Border Czar Tom Homan during a press briefing Thursday. The Trump administration first announced its plans to…

Judge Strikes Down Trump 'Anti-Immigrant' Policies, Orders Restart of Asylum Processing | Common Dreams Daily news & progressive opinion—funded by the people, not the corporations—delivered straight to your inbox. People pray during an interfaith service, held adjacent to the Miami Immigration Court, on behalf of immigrants, on November 13, 2025 in Miami. “This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: The federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,” said one advocate. A federal judge in Rhode Island on Friday struck down a series of President Donald Trump's policies that he ruled were rooted in "anti-immigrant sentiments" and ordered the administration to resume processing of asylum grants andimmigrationbenefit applications of people from 39 targeted countries. Last November, US Citizenship and Immigration Services indefinitely suspended asylum adjudications and froze immigration applications for people affected by a travel ban implemented after a man from Afghanistan allegedly shot two National Guard troops inWashington, DC. Trumpvowedto “permanently pause migration from all Third World countries” a…

BREAKING NEWS The New York Times Judge Says Trump Officials Must Restart Asylum and Immigration Processing In a searing order, a federal judge invalidated Trump administration policies that had halted asylum grants, as well as the processing of immigration cases for people from 39 countries.

Nations hit by Supreme Court immigration ruling win for Trump: Map By Sam Stevenson Associate Editor 0 Share Newsweek is a Trust Project member See more of our trusted coverage when you search. Prefer Newsweek on Google to see more of our trusted coverage when you search. The U.S. Supreme Court has handed President Donald Trump a sweeping legal victory on immigration , paving the way for deportations and new restrictions that could ultimately impact more than one million migrants already living in the country or seeking entry. The Supreme Court ruled 6-3 on June 25 that the Trump administration can end Temporary Protected Status ( TPS ) and revive limits on asylum claims at the southern border . Roughly 1.3 million people are currently covered by TPS across 17 countries, many of whom could be affected by broader policy changes. Read More on News The decision removes key legal barriers to deportations and sharply limits the role courts can play in reviewing immigration policy . Migrants from more than a dozen countries face losing work permits, legal protections and, in some cases, the ability to seek asylum at the border. Key Points Supreme Court backs Trump’s authority to end imm…

Court Finds Trump Administration's Third-Country Removal Policy is ... Press Release Published on February 26, 2026 Boston, Massachusetts– The National Immigration Litigation Alliance, the Northwest Immigrant Rights Project, and Human Rights First welcome today’s decision from the U.S. District Court for the District of Massachusetts, declaring unlawful and setting aside the Department of Homeland Security (DHS) third country removal policy. DHS has relied on the policy to send noncitizens under final orders of removal to third countries—countries to which they were not ordered removed—without notice or opportunity to seek protection from persecution and torture. The decision granted partial summary judgment inD.V.D. v. DHS,a case in which the three organizations represent a nationwide class of individuals with certain final removal orders. In issuing hisorder, Judge Murphy dryly explained, “The Department of Homeland Security has adopted a policy whereby it may take people and drop them off in parts unknown—in so-called ‘third countries’—and, ‘as long as the Department doesn’t already know that there’s someone standing there waiting to shoot . . . that’s fine.’ It is not fine,…

Judge Orders Trump Administration to Restore Processing of Immigration ... Judge’s ruling ensures that immigrants can pursue a more stable pathway to status if one is available FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts issued two rulings in Svitlana Doe v. Noem today, this time ordering the Trump administration to resume processing of applications for more lasting immigration status or benefits (such as work permits) filed by noncitizens who were granted lawful status in this country through categorical humanitarian parole programs. The court also certified a nationwide class to ensure that all impacted individuals meeting certain criteria are protected. This means that these humanitarian parole beneficiaries can once again pursue applications for more lasting and stable immigration status for which they are eligible by law,  such as adjustment of status, Temporary Protected Status (TPS), asylum, and re-parole. The court’s order also means that initial applications and re-parole applications filed by the relatives of U.S. service members under Military Parole in Place must be adjudicated. The ruling covers beneficiaries of the following humanitarian parole proc…

Judge to Trump officials: ‘No excuse’ for not complying with asylum order A federal judge in Rhode Island demanded the administration restart processing immigration applications for people from countries subject to a ban after the shooting of two National Guard troops last year.

Nigeria, 38 Others to Benefit as US Judge Strikes Down Trump's ... Sunday EhigiatorA federal judge has struck down a policy enacted by the United States President Donald Trump’s administration after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the US.Immigrants from Nigeria and 38 other African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries will benefit from this judgment as they are now eligible to receive final decisions on, among other things, their asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications. Countries facing partial restrictions include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cuba, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Countries facing total restrictions include: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen. In a ruling harshly criticising the administration, US District Chief Judge, John McConnell Jr. said the poli…

America Split From Monarchy 250 Years Ago. Trump's Presidency Is ... USA Jun 25, 2026 Supreme Court Clears Way for Trump Administration to Revive Restrictive Immigration Policy WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court cleared the way Thursday for the Trump administration to potentially revive an immigration policy once used to turn back migrants seeking asylum at the U.S.-Mexico border. The justices, in a 6-3 decision, overturned a lower court order blocking the practice that limited the number of people who could apply for asylum each day, first under the Obama administration and then expanded during President Donald Trump’s first term. Advocates said the tactic created a humanitarian crisis as thousands of people settled in unsafe makeshift shelters to await their turn. The Trump administration said it was necessary to deal with an increase of asylum seekers at the border.

US judge strikes down Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 countries President Donald ⁠Trump’s administration unlawfully barred applicants from ⁠39 travel-ban countries from receiving decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship, a US federal judge ruled on Friday. Chief US District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the US Citizenship and ‌Immigration Services had adopted a series of unlawful policies targeting people from 39 African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries. His ruling came in a lawsuit...

BREAKING: "A federal judge chastised the Trump administration for ignoring a ruling last week ordering it to immediately resume processing of immigration applications paused in the wake of a deadly shooting of National Guard officers."

Trump administration asks Supreme Court to let it end deportation ... Washington — The Trump administration asked the Supreme Court on Wednesday to clear the way for it to end temporary deportation protections for more than 350,000 Haitian immigrants. The bid for emergency relief from the Justice Department is the latest arising out of the Department of Homeland Security's efforts to end Temporary Protected Status for a host of countries, putting immigrants from those places at risk of deportation. The Supreme Court has so far allowed the Trump administration to roll back protections for Venezuelan migrants, and a request involving Syrian immigrants is awaiting action from the high court. Haitians were first granted Temporary Protected Status in 2010 because of "extraordinary and temporary conditions" following a catastrophic earthquake that left more than 300,000 people dead and devastated the country. In his first administration, President Trump moved to rescind the protections for Haiti, but the termination was caught up in a court fight and didn't take effect because he left office. But after Mr. Trump returned to the White House for a second term, Homeland Security Secretary …

Asylum approvals plummet as fearful immigrants skip hearings A man is detained by federal agents after leaving an immigration court hearing at the Jacob K. Javitz Federal Building on Aug. 26, 2025, in New York City. (Michael M. Santiago / Getty Images) By Andrea Castillo Staff Writer Follow March 3, 2026 3 AM PT 12 7 min Click here to listen to this article Share via Close extra sharing options Email Facebook X LinkedIn Threads Reddit WhatsApp Copy Link URL Copied! Print 0:00 0:00 1x This is read by an automated voice. Please report any issues or inconsistencies here . See more from the L.A. Times in Google Search. Set us as preferred Across the United States, 20% of immigrants seeking asylum missed their hearings in January, compared with half that rate a year earlier. The no-show trend has been especially pronounced in immigration courts in Los Angeles County. WASHINGTON — A year into the Trump administration’s ratcheted-up mass deportation effort, approval rates for asylum seekers have plummeted as immigrants are too afraid to show up for court hearings. Fewer than 3% of asylum cases decided in January were approved — a record low, according to Mobile Pathways, a San Francisco …

Judge demands Trump comply with asylum order A federal judge chastised the Trump for ignoring a ruling last week ordering it to immediately resume processing of immigration applications paused in the wake of a deadly shooting of Nat'l Guard officers. The Hill: apple.news/ApsPh0PD3TKK... 🔥🔥🔥

Judge strikes down Trump bar on asylum, visa processing for 39 countries Judge says restrictions put lives of immigrants in 'indeterminate legal limbo', motivated by 'anti-immigrant sentiment'.

BREAKING: federal judge has blocked a Trump policy that froze the processing of thousands of immigration benefit applications, issuing a sharply worded opinion that pointed to past statements by Trump and JD Vance as evidence supporting the court’s conclusions dailyboulder.com/federal-cour...

Federal judge strikes down Trump administration policy freezing immigration proceedings from 39 countries Long lines form to enter U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services office in New York on Dec. 8, 2025. Andrea Renault / STAR MAX via AP file Share Add NBC News to Google June 5, 2026, 2:00 PM EDT / Source : The Associated Press By The Associated Press BOSTON — A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country. Subscribe to read this story ad-free Get unlimited access to ad-free articles and exclusive content. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo,” and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law. “In enacting its latest immigration policies, USCIS: claims statutory and regulatory authority that it does not possess; makes decisions without the reasoned explanations that it must provide; acts without regard for …

🔴 BREAKING: A federal judge just struck down Trump administration policies that trapped immigrants from 39 countries in legal limbo, ruling the government cannot turn birthplace into a pretext for bureaucratic punishment. Full story: iamdonnyevans.substack.com/i/200762133/...

Federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries U.S. District Chief Judge said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo”, and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law

Judge Temporarily Halts Trump Administration's Attempt to Revoke ... Judge’s ruling covers people who came through “CHNV” humanitarian parole processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE BOSTON—A federal judge in Massachusetts ruled against the Trump administration today, halting its attempt to revoke the legal status and work permits of half a million people who came to the U.S. through a lawful pathway known as the CHNV humanitarian parole process for people from Cuba, Haiti, Nicaragua, and Venezuela. The judge also certified a class of all individuals who have received a grant of parole that is subject to the Termination of Parole Processes for Cubans, Haitians, Nicaraguans, and Venezuelans, are still in the United States, and do not choose to opt out of the class in order to seek relief in separate litigation. “This ruling is a significant step toward justice for not only the hundreds of thousands of people who entered the U.S. through this important process, but for the American sponsors who welcomed them to their homes and communities. With this decision, so many people throughout the country will be able to breathe a huge sigh of relief…

Federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy ... Home » Federal judge strikes down Trump administration immigration policy affecting 39 countries Print Share Share this Article Facebook Twitter LinkedIn {{ copy_link }} Listen to this story Subscriber Benefit As a subscriber you can listen to articles at work, in the car, or while you work out. Subscribe Now 0:00 0:00 Loading audio file, please wait. Speed 1.00 0.25 0.50 0.75 1.00 1.25 1.50 1.75 2.00 A federal judge on Friday struck down a Trump administration policy enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the country. In a ruling harshly criticizing the administration, U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo,” and he accused the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services of ignoring the law. “In enacting its latest immigration policies, USCIS: claims statutory and regulatory authority that it does not possess; makes decisions without the reasoned explanations that it must provide; acts without rega…