Green Card Update as Marco Rubio Ordered To Reopen 2027 Lottery
Summary
A federal judge ordered the U.S. State Department to reopen the lottery for the 2027 Diversity Visa (green card) program after the department failed to start registration on time. The department must now open registration for at least 30 days and process entries until all 55,000 visas are given or the year ends.Key Facts
- A federal judge named Jinsook Ohta issued a preliminary injunction to reopen the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery.
- The State Department, led by Secretary of State Marco Rubio, must open the registration by midnight Eastern time on Thursday.
- Registration must remain open for at least 30 days.
- The Diversity Visa program gives 55,000 green cards annually to people from countries with low immigration rates to the U.S.
- The Trump administration, in its second term, delayed opening the lottery and has tightened many immigration programs.
- The lawsuit was filed by Red Eagle Law against the State Department for not opening the registration on time.
- The government argued that a late registration would break program rules, but the judge required reopening anyway.
- The Diversity Visa winners still have to meet all immigration requirements to get a green card.
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