A U.S. federal judge has ruled that the Trump administration's policies unlawfully barred asylum, work permits, green cards, and citizenship decisions for applicants from 39 specific countries. The ruling found these policies targeted individuals from African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern nations.

President Donald ⁠Trump’s administration unlawfully barred applicants from ⁠39 travel-ban countries from receiving decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship, a US federal judge ruled on Friday. Chief US District Judge John McConnell in Providence, Rhode Island, ruled that the US Citizenship and ‌Immigration Services had adopted a series of unlawful policies targeting people from 39 African, Asian, Latin American and Middle Eastern countries. His ruling came in a lawsuit...