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Oct 30, 2026

9th Circuit blocks order requiring Trump administration to reopen Diversity Visa lottery

A three-judge panel of the 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals temporarily blocked a lower court order that would have required the Trump administration to reopen the Diversity Visa lottery program by November 1. The stay allows the government to keep the Green Card lottery paused while it pursues an appeal.

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Top claims

▪The Diversity Immigrant Visa lottery annually selects approximately 100,000 applicants from low-immigration countries to apply for up to 55,000 available visas.
▪Secretary of State Marco Rubio issued a notice delaying the acceptance of new applications for the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery to implement administrative changes before the program was subsequently paused.
▪Immigration law firm Red Eagle Law L.C. sued Secretary of State Marco Rubio and the State Department in August 2026 over the failure to open registration for the fiscal year 2027 Diversity Visa Program.

People involved

Marco Rubio

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Federal agencies1 Immigration1 Judiciary1 Trump administration1 Trump administration legal battles1 Trump immigration policy1 U.S. Legal immigration pathways1

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