US judge rules against Trump policies targeting immigrants from 39 travel-ban countries

Federal judge rules policies unlawfully barred applicants from receiving decisions on asylum, green cards and more

The Trump administration unlawfully barred applicants from 39 travel-ban countries from receiving decisions on asylum, work permits, green cards and citizenship applications, a US federal judge ruled on Friday.

The decision came on the same day that the US Senate voted to pass legislation to fund Donald Trump’s controversial immigration crackdown