Asian American families get access restored as judge strikes down Trump’s 75-country visa ban

The 75-country list included several Asian and Pacific nations, including Bangladesh, Cambodia, Laos, Myanmar, Nepal and Thailand.

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A federal judge in Manhattan struck down the Trump administration’s suspension of immigrant visas for people from 75 countries Friday after finding that it illegally discriminated based on nationality.

Nationality-based visa denials

U.S. District Judge Jeannette A. Vargas of the Southern District of New York found that the ban exc…