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- Cato Institute's analysis claims U.S. President Donald Trump’s administration collected $1 billion in visa application fees for processes it did not intend to perform.
- It cites policies freezing applications from citizens of 92 countries, affecting 2 million applicants.
- Immigrant advocacy groups and U.S. citizens have sued the administration, arguing policies rest on false pretenses.
- Critics, including legal experts, say the actions resemble racial quotas by targeting nations with non-white populations.
