A federal court in New York has struck down the Trump administration’s blanket “public charge” ban on immigrant visa processing for people from 75 countries.

The ruling is the result of a lawsuit brought by The Legal Aid Society, in conjunction with several partners, which argued that the U.S. Department of State imposed an unlawful, discriminatory nationality-based barrier to legal immigration.

“Public charge” is an immigration rule generally used to determine whether an individual will be unable to support themselves financially in the future. The Trump administration baselessly cited that risk as justification for the ban, after relentlessly and cruelly smearing immigrant communities, particularly communities of color.

“This is a victory for justice and fairness,” said Susan Welber, Supervising Attorney with the Civil Practice at Legal Aid. “The Administration can no longer keep families apart based on the fiction that people from particular countries are more likely to become a public charge. We call on the State Department to immediately resume consular processing for our individual plaintiffs and all others impacted by this blatant lawlessness.”