The policies are part of a ongoing efforts by the administration to tighten U.S. entry standards for travel and immigration, in what critics say unfairly prevents travel for people from a broad range of countries.
“This ruling reaffirms a basic principle: the federal government cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from,” said Skye Perryman, president and CEO of Democracy Forward, which represented the plaintiffs in the case.
“These unlawful policies caused enormous harm to families, workers, asylum seekers, and communities across the country,” he said, “who were left in limbo, unable to work, access protections, or move forward with their lives.”
A spokesperson for the Department of Homeland Security did not immediately respond to a request for comment.
