Green Card Update: Judge Freezes Reopening of Diversity Visa Lottery
- On Thursday, the Ninth Circuit granted the government's emergency request to stay a preliminary injunction, relieving the State Department of the requirement to open registration for the fiscal year 2027 Diversity Visa Program by Sunday, November 1.
- California-Based Red Eagle Law sued Secretary State Marco Rubio in August, alleging the State Department's failure to open registration effectively canceled the program; District Judge Jinsook Ohta issued a preliminary injunction on October 14 directing the Department to announce dates.
- Although the Court recognized the Department failed to open registration, 'effectively canceling' the program, it ruled Red Eagle Law had not demonstrated a 'likelihood of success on the merits' because the firm lacked legal standing to challenge the decision.
- With the reopening order paused, prospective African applicants face an uncertain future without a confirmed 2027 registration date. The Court's decision does not resolve the underlying appeal, leaving the Diversity Visa program status unresolved.
- The Diversity Visa Program offers 55,000 annual visas, with roughly 100,000 applicants typically selected through the lottery. Selection does not guarantee a visa, as successful entrants must still pass immigration checks and meet education or work-experience requirements.
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Ninth Circuit Blocks Law Firm Diversity Visa Lawsuit
Ninth Circuit judges blocked a law firm bid to force open the 2027 diversity visa lottery, warning success would open floodgates for lawyers to sue the government. A liberal-majority panel of the Ninth Circuit Court of Appeals ruled 2-1 that an immigration law firm lacked standing to force the State Department to reopen the Diversity […]
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NEWYou can now listen to Fox News articles! A liberal-majority appeals court in California handed the Trump administration a victory by blocking a lower court’s ruling that ordered the State Department to open its application pool for the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery, which admits roughly 55,000 immigrants from low-immigration countries each year. In a 2-1 [...]
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The Ninth Circuit handed the Trump administration a win by blocking a federal court order requiring the State Department to reopen the diversity visa lottery for 2027.
BREAKING: Ninth Circuit Appeals Court Hands Trump Administration A Surprise Win On Immigration Green Card Lotteries – 100PercentFedUp.com – by Jack
The Ninth Circuit froze a judge's order requiring Marco Rubio to reopen the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery, delivering a sharp ruling on who brought the case.
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