Federal Court Blocks USCIS Policies Halting Immigration Applications for Nationals of 39+ Countries

A federal court in California has issued an injunction against two U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) policy memoranda that had placed immigration benefit applications on indefinite hold for nationals of 39 countries and the Palestinian Authority. The ruling also certified a class of affected applicants, mandating USCIS to resume normal adjudications.