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DV-2020 Winners Net All Writs Act Victory (Law360)
Posted on 21 Feb 2021 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Alyssa Aquino, Law360, Feb. 20, 2021 "A D.C. federal judge extended the shelf life of visas awarded through the 2020 Diversity Visa lottery, saying Friday the move allows visa winners to maintain standing in a lawsuit challenging a Trump-era travel... Read More

Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Update (Sept. 17, 2020)
Posted on 18 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Department of State, Sept. 17, 2020 "On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled in Gomez v. Trump that the Department must make good-faith efforts to expeditiously schedule, process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity... Read More

Court Nixes Quarantine for DV-2020 Winners
Posted on 15 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Gomez v. Trump, amended order, Sept. 14, 2020 "According to the State Department, the five Regional Proclamations legally compel the Department to impose and enforce the Quarantine Requirement before it can issue a visa to any DV-2020 applicant... Read More

DOS Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Update (Sept. 15, 2020)
Posted on 15 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

State Department, Sept. 15, 2020 "On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled in Gomez v. Trump that the Department must make good-faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate DV-2020 diversity visa... Read More

DOS Updates: DV-2020 Diversity Visas; K Visas
Posted on 10 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

DOS, Sept. 9, 2020 - Diversity Visa (DV-2020) Update "On September 4, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the District of Columbia ruled in Gomez v. Trump that the Department must make good-faith efforts to expeditiously process and adjudicate DV... Read More

A Loss for Pompeo, but Victory for DV-2020 Winners!
Posted on 4 Sep 2020 by Daniel M. Kowalski

Arreguin Gomez v. Trump "1. The court preliminarily stays the No-Visa Policy as applied to DV-2020 selectees and their derivative beneficiaries. Defendants26 may not interpret or apply the Proclamations in any way that forecloses or prohibits embassy... Read More

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