Federal judge vacates Trump policy that suspended processing of immigration visas from 75 countries

A federal judge in New York has vacated a policy implemented by the Trump administration which suspended the processing of immigration visas from 75 different countries. This judicial decision effectively ends the suspension of these visa processes. Separately, U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Paraguayan Foreign Minister Ruben Ramirez Lezcano in Washington, D.C., on August 4, 2026, to sign a Memorandum of Understanding regarding Strategic Civil Nuclear Cooperation in the Treaty Room.