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  1. February 24, 2022

    Court Eyes Russia-Ukraine Conflict In Diversity Visa Case

    A D.C. federal judge sympathized Thursday with the Biden administration's claim that the buildup to the Russia-Ukraine conflict complicated the processing of diversity visas, but she also criticized the government for trying to lower the bar for winning a stay of her order instructing the State Department to process and issue nearly 1,000 delayed visas by the end of September. 

  2. February 17, 2022

    Feds Rapped Over Bid To Pause Diversity Visa Court Orders

    Visa lottery winners are pushing back against the Biden administration's bid to pause the implementation of two D.C. federal court orders for the U.S. Department of State to process and issue thousands of delayed diversity visas before October while the White House seeks to overturn the rulings at the D.C. Circuit.

  3. February 07, 2022

    DC Judge Won't Let Feds Rush Her To Stall Diversity Visas

    A Washington, D.C., federal judge slammed the Biden administration for pressuring her to decide quickly on whether to pause diversity visa processing, saying the government hadn't justified a two-week turnaround for its motion submitted last week.

  4. February 02, 2022

    Feds Push To Stay Diversity Visa Orders For DC Circ. Fight

    The Biden administration has urged two D.C. judges to pause orders requiring the processing of over 10,000 diversity visas that have been on hold throughout the COVID-19 pandemic, saying it was taking the orders up to the D.C. Circuit.

  5. October 25, 2021

    Feds Must Issue Extra 1K Diversity Visas By Oct. 2022

    The U.S. Department of State has until October 2022 to issue the nearly 1,000 diversity visas that a D.C. federal court saved for visa applicants subject to COVID-19 regional travel bans, according to a Monday order.

  6. October 18, 2021

    State Dept. Plans To Appeal Order Saving Diversity Visas

    The U.S. Department of State urged a D.C. federal court to pause litigation from diversity visa lottery winners, saying that they're planning to appeal a court order saving nearly 1,000 diversity visas past their expiration date.

  7. September 28, 2021

    State Dept. Must Reserve 966 Diversity Visas Past Deadline

    A D.C. federal judge ordered the U.S. State Department to reserve 966 diversity visas beyond the end of the fiscal year on Sept. 30, saying applicants were likely to prevail on their claims that the department unlawfully delayed processing.

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