July 16, 2026 - Providence, R.I. – In a victory for immigrants and the rule of law, a federal court considering a case challenging the Trump-Vance administration’s cruel country of origin policy on Wednesday denied the government’s request to stay its June 5 ruling pending appeal. This leaves in place the court’s order vacating a series of unlawful immigration policies that halted asylum processing, froze immigration benefits, and targeted immigrants based on their country of origin while the appeal proceeds.

In response to today’s decision, the coalition issued the following joint statement:

“We are relieved that this decision ensures that the court’s ruling remains in effect while this case moves forward on appeal. The court has already recognized that these policies are unlawful and cannot continue to keep families, workers, asylum seekers, and communities in legal limbo simply because of where they were born. We are grateful that the court refused to allow these discriminatory policies to take effect again while the case proceeds. We remain committed to defending a fair immigration system that follows the law and treats every person with dignity.”

Plaintiffs in the case include Dorcas International Institute of Rhode Island, Refugee Dream Center, Service Employees International Union (SEIU), International Union, United Automobile, Aerospace and Agricultural Implement Workers of America (UAW), African Communities Together (ACT),  Venezuelan Association of Massachusetts (VAM), Partnership for the Advancement of New Americans (PANA), and American Gateways. The organizations are represented by Democracy Forward, Lawyers’ Committee for Rhode Island, Refugee and Immigrant Center for Education and Legal Services (RAICES), Muslim Advocates, and South Asian American Justice Collaborative (SAAJCO).

Read the decision here, and more about this case here.

Source: Democracy Foward