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On July 29, 2026, in A.A. v. State, the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia issued an order that vacated the Trump administration’s policy applying Proclamations 10949 and 10998, commonly known as the “travel ban”, to family members of approved asylees in the United States. The district court found that the travel ban policy was unlawful because follow-to-join or derivative asylees (FTJ-As) are, at minimum, “clearly ‘seek[ing] asylum’ such that they are excepted from the reach of the Presidential Proclamations.” As a result of this order, the State Department can no longer refuse to issue FTJ-As travel documents solely because they are from a country on the travel ban list. This practice update answers questions about the impact of the federal district court’s order for legal practitioners. IRAP is preparing guides for impacted communities in multiple languages that will be available on our legal information website soon.
You can view and download the Practice Update here or below.
This resource is intended for a legal practitioner and legal advocacy audience; it is provided for informational purposes only and does not constitute legal advice. If you would like more general legal information about refugee resettlement in English, Spanish, Arabic, Dari, Pashto, and other languages, or to request help from IRAP, please use IRAP’s Legal Information website.
This resource was last updated on August 13, 2026 and does not reflect any legal changes since last update. Please see IRAP’s Legal Practitioner Resources page for our latest resources and additional information for legal practitioners.
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