A federal judge enjoined the 75-country immigration ban on the Friday prior to.
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Bulwark TakesAug 29, 2026
Multiple sources report that U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas of the Southern District of New York struck down and vacated the State Department's 75-country immigrant visa suspension on Friday, August 21, 2026, which is the Friday before the August 29 post.
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… They've just slashed legal immigration, long-term legal immigration, in this country. It's not just a travel ban. It's not just about tourism or students. It's about demographics. It's about who gets to be an American, and that's been in place. The 75 country ban was just enjoined by a federal judge last Friday, so I don't think it's a coincidence that now they're saying, Oh, we're gonna apply it to everybody, because they need to get their house in order and figure out a way to make it less obviously racist. …
Bulwark Takes · · from the transcriptPost →What we found
Supports. Reuters reports that U.S. District Judge Jeannette Vargas in Manhattan struck down the policy suspending immigrant visas for applicants from 75 countries on Friday, calling it 'patently unlawful'.[1]
Supports. The New York Times and ABC News report that the federal judge's ruling came on Friday, with the policy found 'contrary to law' and beyond Secretary of State Rubio's authority.[3][4]
Supports. The AP-distributed press release dates the opinion to August 21, 2026 and says the ruling vacates the policy nationwide, matching the Friday timing.[2]
Context. The sources describe the remedy as vacatur, setting aside the policy and refusals based on it, rather than a formal injunction. This is a labeling difference that does not change the substance of the claim.[2][4][5]
Context. A separate ruling by Judge Edward Davila in Northern District of California (Medani v. Trump) addresses Diversity Visa suspensions and is a different case and judge, so it neither confirms nor contradicts this claim.[6]
Sources
6 sources: 2 fact-checkers, 2 tier 2, 2 not rated
- 1US judge strikes down policy suspending immigrant visa processing for 75 nationsreuters.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports
- 2https://apnews.com/press-release/pr-newswire/press...apnews.com · fact-checker · cited for: supports, context
- 3Judge Strikes Down Trump’s 75-Country Visa Bannytimes.com · tier 2 · cited for: supports
- 4Judge strikes down Trump administration policy that suspended...abcnews.com · not rated · cited for: supports, context
- 5Trump's 75-country immigrant visa ban struck down by judgecnn.com · tier 2 · cited for: context
- 6US judge lifts Diversity Visa suspensionsianslive.in · not rated · cited for: context
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