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A federal judge in Rhode Island struck down a series of Trump administration immigration policies on Friday, ruling that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services acted without lawful authority and masked "anti-immigrant sentiments" in its decision-making.

A federal judge in Rhode Island struck down a series of Trump administration immigration policies on Friday, ruling that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services acted without lawful authority and masked "anti-immigrant sentiments" in its decision-making.

The policies, enacted after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last November, halted asylum adjudications and froze immigration benefit applications for nationals from 39 countries subject to the travel ban.

The policies, enacted after an Afghan national shot two National Guard members in Washington, D.C., last November, halted asylum adjudications and froze immigration benefit applications for nationals from 39 countries subject to the travel ban.

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, issued a 135-page ruling finding that USCIS lacked statutory authority to pause adjudications and failed to provide reasoned justifications for its actions.

U.S. District Chief Judge John McConnell Jr., an Obama appointee, issued a 135-page ruling finding that USCIS lacked statutory authority to pause adjudications and failed to provide reasoned justifications for its actions.

The freeze left immigrants unable to obtain green cards, work permits or U.S. citizenship, with McConnell writing that "many of those individuals remain without work, without legal status, and without any meaningful ability to plan for their futures."

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The freeze left immigrants unable to obtain green cards, work permits or U.S. citizenship, with McConnell writing that "many of those individuals remain without work, without legal status, and without any meaningful ability to plan for their futures."

The ruling requires USCIS to resume processing all affected applications and reschedule naturalization ceremonies for thousands of immigrants nearing citizenship. Officers are also barred from treating nationals of specific countries as posing a heightened security risk.

The ruling requires USCIS to resume processing all affected applications and reschedule naturalization ceremonies for thousands of immigrants nearing citizenship. Officers are also barred from treating nationals of specific countries as posing a heightened security risk.

DHS General Counsel James Percival called the ruling "sabotage dressed in legal clothing," while Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman said it reaffirmed that the government "cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from."

DHS General Counsel James Percival called the ruling "sabotage dressed in legal clothing," while Democracy Forward President Skye Perryman said it reaffirmed that the government "cannot shut down lawful immigration pathways or discriminate against people based on where they come from."

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