Published: June 6, 2026 • 12:20 AM IST · Updated: June 6, 2026 • 6:11 AM ISTBy TheBriefWire Editorial Team
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Judge says restrictions put lives of immigrants in ‘indeterminate legal limbo’, motivated by ‘anti-immigrant sentiment’.
A federal judge has struck sweeping restrictions imposed by the administration of US President Donald Trump on immigration processing for 39 countries.
The ruling on Friday by District Judge John McConnell condemned the restrictions imposed in November 2025, following the Washington, DC shooting of two Guard members.
McConnell said the policy effectively barred citizens from 39 countries from receiving final decisions on asylum cases, green cards, work approval and citizenship applications.
The change “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo”, he wrote in the ruling.