US Judge Strikes Down 39-Country Visa Freeze: What Next

A US judge voided four USCIS policies that froze immigration benefits for people from 39 countries

Crucially, the ruling did NOT cancel Trump's travel ban itself — that proclamation stays in force

Green cards, asylum, work permits and citizenship cases for hundreds of thousands can now resume

India is not on the 39-country list, so Indians are not directly affected by this freeze

The government can appeal to the First Circuit and possibly the Supreme Court