Credit: Getty Images A federal judge in Maryland has sided with a group of immigrants from countries flagged for terror risks and national security threats, blocking USCIS from pausing their green card applications. U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland, Judge George L. Russell III, an Obama appointee, issued a sweeping preliminary injunction on Friday, blocking USCIS Director Joseph B. Edlow from enforcing two key Policy Memoranda (PM-602-0192 and PM-602-0194) that placed adjudicatory holds on green card (Form I-485) applications from nationals of dozens of “Countries of Identified Concern.” These policies were a direct response to President Trump’s Presidential Proclamations 10949 and 10998, which rightly restricted entry from high-risk nations lacking proper screening and vetting capabilities, such as Iran, Afghanistan, Syria, Venezuela, Eritrea, and…
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