Green Card Lottery 2027 Update: Judge Orders Trump Admin To Open Registration. Key Dates Revealed
\n\nA federal judge has ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to open registration for the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery by November 1, following a lawsuit alleging that the Trump administration's failure to launch the program violated federal law.
\n\nUS District Judge Jinsook Ohta granted a preliminary injunction from the bench before issuing a written order requiring the State Department to open registration by October 18 and notify lottery selectees by November 19. The deadlines were subsequently extended to November 1 and December 3 following a joint request.
\n\nThe ruling follows a lawsuit filed by Red Eagle Law, which argued that the administration's failure to open registration threatened the implementation of the lottery for fiscal year 2027.
\n\nDuring a hearing in San Diego, Ohta questioned the government's argument that it was too late to conduct the lottery for fiscal year 2027. The government maintained that complying with the statutory deadlines had become impossible.
\n\nJustice Department attorney Ian Pike argued that the law required registration to take place before September 30, the final day of fiscal year 2026, and that the registration period must last 30 days.
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