U.S. citizens and immigration groups sued Marco Rubio and the State Department in federal court to block a visa ban affecting people from 75 countries.

�? ?The lawsuit challenges a State Department policy that suspended visa approvals, arguing it violates long-standing immigration law.

�? ?The State Department said the policy was needed to prevent immigrants who �take welfare from the American people at unacceptable rates,� a claim the lawsuit calls �unsupported and demonstrably false.�