DC Fed. Judge Orders State Dept. To Move On Diversity Visas

A D.C. federal judge Thursday blocked a U.S. State Department policy that gave diversity visas lower priority, directing the government to "undertake good-faith efforts" to process the 2021 visa lottery cohort before a Sept. 30 deadline.

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A Ukrainian woman was sent to a Louisiana detention center. Then everything changed at the border.

Kateryna, a 22-year-old Ukrainian woman, experienced first-hand how quickly the U.S. government can change the way it processes people who are fleeing for their lives when there is the political will to do so.

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1K Diversity Visa Lottery Winners Join Visa Ban Fight

More than 1,000 individuals who won the Diversity Visa lottery lodged a last-ditch attempt on Friday to have their green cards processed ahead of a looming Sept. 30 deadline, the latest legal challenge to the president's visa bans.

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