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Federal judge blocks Trump restrictions on legal immigration

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A federal judge struck down a series of Trump‑era policies that curtailed asylum, work‑permit, green‑card, and citizenship applications. The restrictions were enacted after a November 26, 2025 shooting in which two National Guard soldiers, one of whom was killed, were attacked by an Afghan immigrant. The judge deemed the measures unlawful, noting the need for clear guidelines.

  1. US
    John McConnell
    US 9th Circuit Court of Appeals
    1. USCIS's actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious.
    2. The Court is reminded of a line often repeated in discussions around immigration policy: If people wish to immigrate to the United States, they ought to 'follow the law' and 'do things the right way,'
    3. USCIS's hold on adjudications cannot be attributed to anything that these individuals did wrong; rather, it arises solely by the happenstance of their birth.
    4. Doing so would require profound naiveté on the Court's part. Unfortunately for the Government, that is an invitation that this Court will have to decline.
    5. The Government effectively invites the Court to shut its eyes and ignore the strong evidence of anti-immigrant animus before it.
    6. Over six months later, many of those individuals remain without work, without legal status, and without any meaningful ability to plan for their futures.
  2. US
    James Percival
    US Homeland Security Department
    1. It goes like this: (1) the admin is racist, (2) therefore a policy I don't like is motivated by race, (3) therefore it is invalid. They have used it on virtually every Trump era Department of Homeland Security policy.
    2. The Left has been running the same gambit with so called 'animus' claims since 2017. It is sabotage dressed in legal clothing.
  3. US
    Skye Perryman
    Democracy Forward
    1. These unlawful policies caused enormous harm to families, workers, asylum seekers, and communities across the country who were left in limbo, unable to work, access protections, or move forward with their lives.
    2. We are pleased that the court recognized the devastating human consequences of these policies. Our communities deserve a fair process governed by law, not political targeting rooted in fear and discrimination.

sources

  1. 1.Le Monde
  2. 2.CNN
  3. 3.Arab News
  4. 4.Hindustan Times
  5. 5.Agence France-Presse

perspectives

  1. 1.US Foreign Policy
  2. 2.US under Donald Trump
  3. 3.2024 US Presidential Election
  4. 4.Organized crime
  5. 5.Protests
  6. 6.Immigration
  7. 7.US-India relations
  8. 8.Mexico under Claudia Sheinbaum
  9. 9.India under Modi
  10. 10.United States–Mexico–Canada Agreement
  11. 11.Kidnapping

countries

  1. 1.United StatesUS
  2. 2.AfghanistanAF

organizations

  1. 1.US National Guard
  2. 2.Taliban
  3. 3.White House
  4. 4.US Citizenship and Immigration Services
  5. 5.Central Intelligence Agency
  6. 6.Democracy Forward
  7. 7.Democratic Party
  8. 8.US Homeland Security Department

persons

  1. 1.Barack ObamaUS
  2. 2.Donald TrumpUS
  3. 3.John McConnellUS
  4. 4.James PercivalUS
  5. 5.Rahmanullah Lakanwal
  6. 6.Skye PerrymanUS
Federal judge blocks Trump restrictions on legal immigration