This Attempt by the Trump Administration To Cripple Legal Immigration Is Illegal, Judge Rules
A judge ruled that the Trump administration's indefinite pause on legal immigration processing was illegal. The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) was found to have violated federal law by halting asylum and green card applications for individuals from certain countries. The ruling emphasized that the agency's actions were arbitrary and capricious, impacting many legal immigrants who were left in limbo.
- ▪A judge struck down the Trump administration's indefinite pause on legal immigration processing.
- ▪USCIS was found to have violated federal law regarding asylum and green card applications.
- ▪The ruling highlighted that the agency's actions were arbitrary and capricious, affecting many legal immigrants.
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Immigration This Attempt by the Trump Administration To Cripple Legal Immigration Is Illegal, Judge Rules The government had imposed an indefinite pause on asylum petitions and on applications for green cards, work permits, and citizenship for legal immigrants from certain countries. Billy Binion | 6.5.2026 5:33 PM Share on FacebookShare on XShare on RedditShare by emailPrint friendly versionCopy page URL Add Reason to Google Media Contact & Reprint Requests <img src="https://d2eehagpk5cl65.cloudfront.net/img/c800x450-w800-q80/uploads/2026/06/judge-strikes-down-immigration-restrictions-uscis-800x450.jpg" style="max-width: 100%; height: auto" width="1200" height="675" title="President Donald Trump and Homeland Security Secretary Markwayne Mullin" alt="President Donald Trump and Homeland…
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