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- On February 2, 2026, a coalition filed a lawsuit against U.S. Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department to block a visa ban.
- The policy suspends visa approvals for people from 75 countries.
- The lawsuit argues the claim that the ban prevents welfare dependency is false because most applicants are ineligible for cash welfare for years, according to Joanna Cuevas Ingram from the National Immigration Law Center.
