Judge Strikes Down Trump's Immigrant Visa Ban on 75 Countries, Saying Rubio Made the Refusals a Foregone Conclusion

Date

Aug 21, 2026

Outcome

Administration lost

Posture

Merits

Party

United States

Source

cnn.com ↗

Publisher

CNN

Disposition

Vacated in part; policy held contrary to law and in excess of statutory authority (S.D.N.Y., Aug. 21, 2026). Appealable.

Caveat

Policy vacated in part; the government prevailed on one narrow point (no notice-and-comment requirement).

Ledger id

1966

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