Federal Court Vacates 75-Country Immigrant Visa Issuance Pause

What’s Happening

On August 21, 2026, the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York issued its decision in Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc. v. Rubio, vacating the Department of State’s suspension of immigrant visa issuance for nationals of 75 countries. The court also set aside immigrant visa refusals based solely on the suspension, requiring those applications to be returned to consular officers for further adjudication.

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