Trump administration's 75-country visa ban was illegal, judge rules

The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.

<img src='https://npr.brightspotcdn.com/dims3/default/strip/false/crop/8023x5348+0+0/resize/8023x5348!/?url=http%3A%2F%2Fnpr-brightspot.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fc6%2F5d%2Fa89f809d4a75a3f216dfcc2ecc60%2Fap26084563885466.jpg' alt='Federal immigration officers walk through a security checkpoint at George Bush Intercontinental Airport in Houston in March.'/><p>The U.S. stopped issuing visas for citizens of 75 countries because it said they were likely to need public assistance. A judge ruled the policy illegally discriminated on the basis of nationality.</p><p>(Image credit: David J. Phillip)</p><img src='https://media.npr.org/include/images/tracking/npr-rss-pixel.png?story=nx-s1-5941765' />