September 30, 2020
The Trump administration must preserve 9,095 of the 40,000 unused green cards awarded through the 2020 Diversity Lottery Program, a D.C. federal judge said late Wednesday, hours before the green cards were set to expire completely.
September 14, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Monday ordered the Trump administration to stop requiring Diversity Visa lottery winners who fall under regional travel restrictions to undergo a 14-day out-of-country quarantine before they obtain their green cards.
September 04, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Friday temporarily barred the Trump administration from applying its visa ban to foreign citizens who won green cards in the Diversity Visa lottery, finding that the U.S. Department of State's refusal to process their visas is likely illegal.
August 26, 2020
Would-be immigrants who are taking the Trump administration to court over the suspension of the green card lottery say they aren't challenging the president's ability to halt entry into the country but instead the Department of State's decision to stop processing visas.
August 24, 2020
A D.C. federal court refused to order the full disclosure of government communications allegedly crucial to visa lottery winners' claims that they've been robbed of their American dream, but directed the Trump administration to reveal parts of guidance to overseas embassies.
August 19, 2020
A D.C. federal court on Wednesday rejected diversity visa winners' same-day emergency request for unredacted copies of the State Department's guidance on how its consulates should roll out recent visa suspensions, calling the motion premature.
August 12, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Wednesday ordered the federal government to hand over documents concerning the Trump administration's coronavirus travel ban to diversity visa winners who say the virus restrictions wrecked the lottery program.
August 10, 2020
Dozens of states and technology giants, including Apple Inc. and Microsoft Corp., have backed lawsuits challenging President Donald Trump's recent visa suspensions, arguing the president's orders will hinder the U.S.' economic recovery.
July 17, 2020
More than a hundred visa hopefuls, their relatives and employers have lodged a pair of D.C. federal court challenges to President Donald Trump's proclamations curbing immigration into the U.S., claiming the president overstepped his authority in disregard of federal immigration laws.
June 23, 2020
A D.C. federal judge on Tuesday denied a request to halt the Trump administration's April proclamation barring foreigners from moving to the U.S. on new green cards, ruling that a proposed class of U.S. citizens and permanent residents challenging the order failed to show members have been hurt.