Judge blocks Trump's sweeping freeze on immigration benefits for 39 countries

Contributing sentiments towards policy:

48% : After that incident, USCIS suspended the adjudication of all asylum applications and decided that going forward, if an applicant for immigration benefits is from one of the 39 countries subject to the government's travel ban, then that would be a "significant negative factor" for their application.
41% : " (CN) -- A federal judge on Friday blocked the Trump administration from freezing work permits, green cards, citizenship applications and other immigration benefits for noncitizens from 39 countries affected by the government's travel bans.
40% : The underlying case comes from a group of immigrant rights organizations and labor unions, who sued the government in March over the policies.
37% : " One of the plaintiffs, African Communities Together, is behind another ongoing high-profile immigration case over the conditions of 26 Federal Plaza, an infamous Manhattan ICE detention facility rife with accusations of inmate mistreatment.

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