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2026-08-23 Home Front: Politix

[Biden] Federal judge blasts Rubio's 75-country visa freeze as ‘Orwellian,' strikes down policy

[FOX] A federal judge struck down the Trump administration’s freeze on immigrant visas from 75 countries Friday, ruling Secretary of State Marco Rubio lacked the legal authority to order denials for applicants otherwise found eligible to enter the United States.

U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas, a Biden appointee in Manhattan, vacated the State Department policy and any visa refusals based solely on it, directing the government to revisit those cases.

"The Court holds that the Policy is contrary to law and was issued in excess of Secretary Rubio’s statutory authority," Vargas wrote in her 61-page opinion.

The State Department enacted the policy in January, suspending immigrant visa issuance to nationals of 75 countries the department deemed at high risk of becoming dependent on public benefits. The list spans Africa, Latin America, the Caribbean, Eastern Europe, Southeast Asia and the Middle East.

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Posted by Skidmark 2026-08-23 00:00|| E-Mail|| Front Page|| [328 views ] Top

1 Any bets the higher courts find the Federal Judge lacks the legal authority to stop the state department from doing this?

Posted by DarthVader 2026-08-23 00:58|| 2026-08-23 00:58|| Front Page Top

2 Perfect! picture. Manhattan of course. 61 pages o.O. Verbose fecal spew.

Posted by Whiskey Mike 2026-08-23 01:56|| 2026-08-23 01:56|| Front Page Top

3 Our system was to include checks and balances, but Congress refuses to check this judicial overreach.

Posted by Super Hose 2026-08-23 08:04|| 2026-08-23 08:04|| Front Page Top

4 A Biden appointee. Could there be an alternate or political agenda ?

Posted by Besoeker 2026-08-23 08:09|| 2026-08-23 08:09|| Front Page Top

5 I wonder what law prohibits the State Department from regulating visa issuance? (There may be one buried somewhere in some unrelated 2000 page bill.)

Posted by Glenmore 2026-08-23 09:47|| 2026-08-23 09:47|| Front Page Top

6 Any bets the higher courts find the Federal Judge lacks the legal authority to stop the state department from doing this?

I thought they already had. Foreign policy belongs to the Executive branch.

Posted by Abu Uluque 2026-08-23 17:27|| 2026-08-23 17:27|| Front Page Top

7 SCOTUS: "Yo! Fat bitch? Put the Krispy Kremes down and back into your ACTUAL jurisprudence"

Posted by Frank G 2026-08-23 17:46|| 2026-08-23 17:46|| Front Page Top

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