# Jeannette Vargas

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## Timeline

- **2026-08-22**: Judge invalidates 75-country visa ban — Judge Jeannette Vargas rules the policy is contrary to law, exceeds the Secretary of State's authority, and orders individualized review of affected denials.
- **2026-08-21**: Federal judge strikes down 75-country visa ban — Judge Jeannette Vargas ruled the policy was contrary to law and outside the Secretary of State's statutory authority, reversing country-based denials.
- **2026-06**: Supreme Court strikes down birthright citizenship executive order — The Supreme Court invalidates President Trump's executive order attempting to end birthright citizenship under the 14th Amendment, with Chief Justice John Roberts writing the majority opinion.
- **2026-02**: Lawsuit filed in Manhattan federal court — Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc., African Communities Together and individual plaintiffs file suit challenging the nationality-based ban as unlawful under the INA.
- **2026-01**: State Department suspends visa processing for 75 countries — The State Department issues a policy indefinitely pausing immigrant visa processing for nationals of 75 countries, citing high risk of becoming public charges and welfare reliance.
- **2026-01**: State Department pauses immigrant visas from 75 countries — The Trump administration halted permanent-residence visas from nearly 40% of the world's nations, citing public-charge concerns.
- **1965**: Immigration and Nationality Act enacted — Congress passed the law barring discrimination by nationality in granting visas, later central to the court's ruling.

## Recent coverage (2 stories)

### 75-Country Visa Ban Struck Down as 'Contrary to Law'
2026-08-23 11:14:18 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 3

A federal judge invalidated the Trump administration's 75-country immigrant visa ban, ruling it exceeded Secretary of State Marco Rubio's statutory authority. The decision reinforces the 1965 bar on nationality-based visa discrimination and reverses denials tied solely to the policy.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/75-country-visa-ban-struck-down-contrary-to-law

### 75-Country Visa Ban Ruled 'Patently Unlawful': INA Precedent
2026-08-23 05:05:24 · Sentiment: Neutral · Impact: 5/10 · Sources: 2

A federal judge invalidated the State Department's suspension of immigrant visa processing for 75 countries, holding it violated the INA's nationality non-discrimination clause and exceeded the Secretary of State's authority. The ruling requires individualized consular review and reverses denials based solely on the ban. Legal professionals should note the court's categorical treatment of nationality as a prohibited visa criterion.
Full story: https://getlegalbrief.com/story/75-country-visa-ban-patently-unlawful-ina-precedent

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