Nigeria, 38 Others to Benefit as US Judge Strikes Down Trump’s Policies Targeting Immigrants
Sunday EhigiatorA federal judge has struck down a policy enacted by the United States President Donald Trump’s administration after the shooting of two National Guard members that made it harder for immigrants from dozens of countries to stay and enter the US.Immigrants from Nigeria and 38 other African, Asian, Latin American, and Middle Eastern countries will benefit from this judgment as they are now eligible to receive final decisions on, among other things, their asylum, work permit, green card, and citizenship applications.
Countries facing partial restrictions include: Angola, Antigua and Barbuda, Benin, Burundi, Cuba, Côte d’Ivoire, Dominica, Gabon, The Gambia, Malawi, Mauritania, Nigeria, Senegal, Tanzania, Togo, Tonga, Turkmenistan, Venezuela, Zambia and Zimbabwe.Countries facing total restrictions include: Afghanistan, Burkina Faso, Myanmar, Chad, Republic of the Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Eritrea, Haiti, Iran, Laos, Libya, Mali, Niger, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Sudan, Sudan, Syria, and Yemen.
In a ruling harshly criticising the administration, US District Chief Judge, John McConnell Jr. said the policy “threw the lives of countless immigrants living in the United States into indeterminate legal limbo,” and he accused the US Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) of ignoring the law.
