In a landmark decision for global immigration, a U.S. Federal Court has officially struck down the State Department policy that suspended immigrant visa processing for applicants across 75 countries, declaring the blanket ban "patently unlawful." The ruling brings immediate relief to hundreds of thousands of applicants and families, including those in Pakistan, whose visa applications were frozen under the restrictive policy. By vacating all refusals issued solely on the basis of nationality, the court cleared the way for U.S. embassies and consulates to resume processing immigrant visas and scheduling interviews under standard individual merit evaluations.
