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5 Jun 2026, 16:00

Today, June 5, 2026
A federal judge in the U.S. ruled today that all USCIS suspension policies are illegal and must be immediately revoked!
leeleehozak

What a wonderful news for Iranian students in the U.S.! I hope the process of reviewing USCIS cases starts soon and everyone's stress and worries come to an end.
21aban

Finally, the news we've been waiting for months has been announced.
According to the federal court ruling, the pause has been lifted for everyone inside U.S. territory. From this moment on, there is no longer any #USCISpause, as this directive is deemed illegal by the court.

Hats off to the independence of the judiciary for striking down the entire immigration directive.
Hats off to democracy, where power is not a blank check for the government.

P.S. The government will likely appeal this ruling, but sooner or later, the case will be closed with our victory.
BrmTheGreat

Here is the official link to the court ruling.
And here is the link for more details on this specific complaint, but from an unofficial source.
mozfang

Additional details:
The court rejected all of the government's arguments that attempted to exempt the new USCIS policies from judicial review and ruled that:
The term "national security" cannot completely shield executive immigration policies from oversight and review by the courts.

The judge ruled that all four controversial new policies violate the Administrative Procedure Act (APA) and are declared illegal for two main reasons:

  1. Contrary to Law: The USCIS has exceeded its legal authority. The court noted that the powers related to entry restrictions (under Section 212(f) of the INA) are exclusively vested in the President and pertain to borders, not to the process of adjudicating benefits for non-citizens who have already entered U.S. territory. Furthermore, the policy of applying "negative factors based on country of origin" clearly violates the principle of non-discrimination based on nationality in immigration law (under Section 1152(a)(1)(A)).

  2. Arbitrary and Capricious: This agency has failed to provide a logical rationale for its actions, completely disregarded the legitimate interests and expectations of immigrants who acted in accordance with the law, and resorted to fabricated and pretextual reasons. The court pointed to a "serious mismatch" between the stated national security goals and what has actually occurred; including the xenophobic statements of the President and then-Secretary of Homeland Security Kristi Noem on social media, as well as the arbitrary exceptions the agency made for World Cup/Olympic athletes and doctors.

🟣 The court officially declared all four policies illegal and completely annulled them. Since this ruling nullifies a government directive, it will effectively have a nationwide impact across the country.

🟣 The court rejected the plaintiffs' request for a permanent injunction, arguing that the ruling to annul and declare the policies illegal is sufficient to remedy the plaintiffs' damages, and there is no need for this extraordinary measure.

🟣 The government's request to dismiss the plaintiffs' fundamental claims (regarding violations of the Fifth Amendment of the Constitution concerning equal treatment and due process) was denied. The court, based on the principle of "avoiding constitutional issues when possible," stated that since the case has been fully resolved on administrative grounds (under the APA), there is no need to issue a ruling on constitutional clauses at this time.

This ruling has been signed by Chief Judge John J. McConnell and is enforceable.

Source:
U.S. Immigration Channel
BrmTheGreat

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