Judge Weighs Reopening of 2027 Green Card Lottery
U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta is evaluating a lawsuit filed by Red Eagle Law, L.C., which seeks to compel the Trump administration to open the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery after registration failed to begin before the fiscal year ended. The State Department argues that the legal deadline for the registration period has passed, making compliance impossible, while the plaintiffs contend that the government's delay constitutes a de facto cancellation of the program. A decision on the motion for a preliminary injunction is expected by October 14, which will determine if the delayed lottery is revived or if fiscal year 2027 passes without a new registration period.
- ▪Red Eagle Law, L.C. sued Secretary of State Rubio in the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California over the failure to open DV-2027 registration.
- ▪The State Department claims that compliance is a literal impossibility because the required 30-day registration period must occur in the fiscal year prior to visa availability.
- ▪Plaintiffs argue that the State Department has a mandatory obligation under the Administrative Procedure Act to administer the program and that the delay violates statutory language.
- ▪Judge Jinsook Ohta has scheduled an oral ruling on the motion for a preliminary injunction for 9:30 a.m. on October 14.
- ▪The Diversity Visa Program provides up to 55,000 immigrant visas annually to individuals from countries with low immigration rates to the United States.
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By Billal RahmanImmigration Reporter0ShareNewsweek is a Trust Project memberSee more of our trusted coverage when you search.Prefer Newsweek on Googleto see more of our trusted coverage when you search.A federal judge is weighing whether the Trump administration can still be required to open the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery after the government argued that the legal deadline for running the program has already passed.The dispute could determine whether the delayed green card lottery is revived or whether fiscal year 2027 passes without a new registration period.U.S.
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