Group Sues Over 75-Country Immigrant Visa Pause

A coalition of immigration groups, lawyers, and U.S. citizens filed a federal suit in New York challenging a State Department order that halted immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, arguing the measure is discriminatory, violates the Immigration and Nationality Act, and relies on a false “public charge” rationale. The lawsuit contends the policy strips rights on a national basis rather than via individualized adjudication, cites examples of individuals and families affected (including cases involving a doctor’s EB-1A visa and a family separated by a spouse’s suspended interview), and seeks to overturn the pause and restore normal visa processing.