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A federal judge struck down a Trump administration immigration policy that tightened requirements for immigrants from dozens of countries seeking to enter or remain in the United States.<\/p>\n

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District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr. invalidated the policy in that accused US Citizenship and Immigration Services of exceeding its legal authority and failing to follow required administrative procedures.<\/p>\n

The policy was enacted after the shooting of two National Guard members and affected immigrants from 39 countries.<\/p>\n

In his ruling, McConnell argued that the administration\u2019s actions left immigrants facing uncertainty about their legal status and failed to comply with federal law.<\/p>\n

The judge wrote that the policy \u201cthrew the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo.\u201d<\/p>\n

McConnell further accused USCIS of acting outside its authority and failing to provide adequate justification for the policy.<\/p>\n

McConnell wrote:<\/p>\n

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In enacting its latest immigration policies, USCIS: claims statutory and regulatory authority that it does not possess; makes decisions without the reasoned explanations that it must provide; acts without regard for the reliance interests of applicants that it must consider; and justifies its actions with pretextual concerns of \u2018national security\u2019 that mask anti-immigrant sentiments that it is forbidden from letting influence its decision-making.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIn legal terms that means USCIS\u2019s actions are contrary to law and arbitrary and capricious,\u201d he added.<\/p>\n

The Trump administration has consistently argued that stronger vetting procedures and tighter immigration controls are necessary to protect Americans and ensure immigration laws are properly enforced.<\/p>\n

Administration officials quickly pushed back on McConnell\u2019s conclusion that the policy was motivated by anti-immigrant bias.<\/p>\n

James Percival, general counsel for the Department of Homeland Security, criticized the ruling in a statement to CBS News, arguing that similar allegations have been repeatedly used against Trump-era immigration policies.<\/p>\n

\u201cThe Left has been running the same gambit with so called \u2018animus\u2019 claims since 2017,\u201d Percival said.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt is sabotage dressed in legal clothing. It goes like this: (1) the admin is racist, (2) therefore a policy I don\u2019t like is motivated by race, (3) therefore it is invalid. They have used it on virtually every Trump era Department of Homeland Security policy.\u201d<\/p>\n

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