The Trump administration has implemented a global freeze on green card processing for applicants from 75 countries.

Posted by Bulwark Takes, Aug 29, 2026Checked Nov 2, 2026

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Bulwark TakesAug 29, 2026

Multiple reliable sources confirm the State Department implemented an immigrant visa and green card processing halt for applicants from 75 countries, starting January 21, 2026, applied at consular posts worldwide.

This claim is about the present, so it is judged as of the day it was checked.

What we found

Supports. AP reports a federal judge in New York vacated a Trump administration policy that suspended processing of visas from 75 countries, with the judge setting it aside on Friday (August 21, 2026).[1]

Supports. Reuters and NPR both describe the 75-country policy as a Trump administration action that was struck down in August, confirming it was implemented.[2][3]

Supports. A State Department directive starting January 21, 2026 halted overseas immigrant visa (green card) processing for citizens of 75 listed nations at consular posts across the globe, supporting the 'global' scope.[4]

Supports. Bloomberg Law and Legal 500 describe the State Department's January 2026 announcement of an indefinite halt on immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, which the department then applied through consular officers.[5][6]

Context. The policy was vacated on August 21, 2026, so it had already been struck down when the claim was posted on August 29; the verdict concerns whether it was implemented, which it was. Later coverage says the State Department was slow to comply with the order.[1][3][7]

Context. Reuters separately reports a worldwide pause on immigrant visa appointments tied to a training initiative, which is a different measure from the 75-country policy.[2]