Bangladesh, Aug. 23 -- A federal judge in New York has struck down a Trump administration policy that suspended immigrant visa processing for applicants from 75 countries, including Bangladesh, ruling that the measure exceeded the legal authority granted to Secretary of State Marco Rubio.
Judge Jeannette Vargas of the US District Court for the Southern District of New York issued the ruling on Friday, calling the policy "patently unlawful" and finding that it conflicted directly with federal immigration law.
According to the court filing, Vargas wrote that Congress had explicitly stripped the secretary of state of authority over how consular officers process immigrant visa applications.
"The Policy, which categorically prohibits the issu...