Politics
Judge Freezes Reopening of Diversity Visa Lottery
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AI SUMMARY
A federal appeals court temporarily blocked an order requiring the Trump administration to reopen the Diversity Visa lottery, allowing the program to remain paused.
- A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals granted the government's emergency request to stay a preliminary injunction on Thursday.
- The injunction would have required the State Department to open registration for the fiscal year 2027 Diversity Visa Program by November 1.
- Red Eagle Law, a California immigration law firm, sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio in August over the failure to open the registration.
- The appeals court stated that Red Eagle is not within the zone of interests of the statute and lacks a cause of action, making the government likely to prevail.
- Judge Smith separately concurred and argued that Red Eagle also lacked constitutional standing.
- Curtis Morrison, owner of Red Eagle, stated the firm plans to move forward quickly with other litigation.
- The Diversity Visa Program makes up to 55,000 visas available annually to people from countries with low immigration rates to the United States.
- The permanent program was established by Congress through the Immigration Act of 1990 and signed by President George H.W. Bush on November 29, 1990.
- The Trump administration has also moved to tighten legal immigration by expanding scrutiny, raising fees, and restricting the H-1B skilled-worker program.
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