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June 5, 2026

Federal Judge Strikes Down Trump Administration's Immigration Policies Blocking Asylum and Green Card Applicants

  • U.S. District Judge John McConnell ruled against four Trump administration policies that blocked asylum claims and delayed green card applications for nationals of about 40 countries, citing unlawful discrimination.
  • The ruling allows affected immigrants to resume their applications, addressing the legal limbo created by these policies and emphasizing that immigrants had followed the law.
  • McConnell criticized the administration for using national security as a pretext to mask anti-immigrant sentiments, effectively hindering lawful immigration pathways.

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