- Hi everyone.
I have some breaking
news to share with you
regarding the lawsuit that was filed
against the Trump Administration,
to stop enforcement of
the Executive Orders
that were filed back in April and June.
Judge Mehta has officially
released the decision
on the motion for the
preliminary injunction,
and the decision is very positive
for winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery.
Stick around because in this video,
I'm gonna give you the important details
that you need to know about.
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Now, as a quick intro,
back in April and June,
President Trump signed Executive Orders,
which suspend certain
immigration to the United States.
The April Executive Order
suspends the issuance
of certain Immigrant Visas.
The June Executive Order
suspends the issuance
of certain Nonimmigrant Visas.
Well, when those executive
orders were signed,
a lawsuit was filed to stop enforcement
of those Executive Orders.
As part of that lawsuit,
there was a hearing on August 27th,
where the plaintiffs requested
a preliminary injunction
and a temporary restraining order
against enforcement of
those Executive orders.
Basically, what this means,
is that the plaintiffs were seeking
to temporarily stop enforcement
of the Executive Orders.
Again, this hearing
was back on August 27th
and the judge has finally
released his decision
on the motion for the
temporary restraining order.
So, in a moment,
I'm gonna share with you my screen
and actually go over some of the parts
of Judge Mehta's decision.
As a quick overview,
Judge Mehta's decision is 85 pages long,
so, we're not gonna go
over the whole thing,
we're just gonna cover some
of the most important parts.
And again, as I mentioned,
this decision is very positive
for Diversity Visa Winners.
So, let's get started.
Okay, everybody,
so, this is an actual highlighted section
of Judge Mehta's decision,
and it says here,
I'm gonna read the highlighted portion.
"Plaintiffs are substantially
likely to succeed
"on their claims that one,
"the State Department's policy
"of not reviewing and
adjudicating non-exempt visas,
"is not in accordance with law,
"is in excess of statutory authority,
"and is arbitrary and capricious.
"Two, the State
Department's non-processing
"of 2020 diversity visa applications,
"constitutes agency action
unreasonably delayed,
"and three, the State
Department's exclusion
"of 2020 diversity visa applications
"from its guidance on
mission critical services,
"is arbitrary and capricious.
"The court further concludes
"that the DV-2020 Plaintiffs
"have met the additional requirements
"for preliminary injunctive relief relief,
"pursuant to the court's
equitable authority and..."
It States a statute there,
"But the Non-DV Plaintiffs
in Gomez have not."
So, now I wanna read the actual order
at the end of the decision.
And it says here,
"Court therefore orders the following,
"pursuant to 5 U.S.C section 705,
"and the courts traditional
equitable powers.
"The court preliminarily
stays the No-Visa Policy
"as applied to DV-2020 selectees,
"and their derivative beneficiaries.
"Defendants may not interpret
or apply the Proclamations
"in any way that forecloses or
prohibits embassy personnel,
"consular officers,
"or any administrative processing center,
"such as the Kentucky Consular Center,
"from processing,
reviewing or adjudicating
"a 2020 diversity visa
"or derivative beneficiary application,
"or issuing or reissuing,
"a 2020 diversity or
derivative beneficiary visa
"based on the entry restrictions
"contained in the Proclamations."
Now, I wanna skip ahead
to point number two.
"Defendants shall undertake
good-faith efforts,
"directly and through their designees,
"to expeditiously process and adjudicate
"DV-2020 diversity visa
"and derivative beneficiary applications
"and issue or re-issue
"diversity and derivative
beneficiary visas
"to eligible applicants
by September 30th, 2020,
"giving priority to the named
diversity visa plaintiffs,
"in Gomez, Aker, Mohammed and Fonjong,
"and their derivative beneficiaries."
And lastly, point number three,
"The court preliminarily
enjoins Defendants
"from interpreting and
applying the COVID Guidance
"to DV-2020 selectees and
their derivative beneficiaries
"in any way that requires
embassy personnel,
"consular officers or
administrative processing centers,
"such as the Kentucky Consular Center,
"to refuse processing,
reviewing, adjudicating,
"2020 diversity visa applications,
"or issuing or reissuing diversity visas
"on the ground that the DV-2020 selectee
"or derivative beneficiary
does not qualify
"under the emergency or
mission-critical exceptions,
"to the COVID Guidance."
Guys, thank you so much
for bearing with me
as I read through that decision.
Now, I know you might be very confused
about what this all means.
So, I wanna try to simplify it for you.
Basically, what this decision does,
is that it grants the plaintiff's request
for a preliminary injunction
as it applies to DV Lottery Winners.
So, if you are a DV Lottery Winner,
if you're a winner of the
Diversity Visa Lottery,
then this decision is
very promising for you,
and it looks very promising
that you should be able to
apply for your immigrant visa
to enter the United States,
despite the Executive Order
that was signed in April,
which temporarily suspends the
issuance of immigrant visas.
So, as I mentioned,
this is very good news
for winners of the Diversity Visa Lottery.
As I mentioned, this is breaking news.
Judge Mehta just released
his decision earlier today.
So again, as I mentioned,
this is an 85 page decision.
There are a lot of
details in that decision
that are going to come to
light within the next few days.
But I wanted to jump on this quick video
and give you guys some good news,
particularly if you're a winner
of the Diversity Visa Lottery.
I hope this helps to brighten up your day,
as you go into the weekend,
we're gonna be closely monitoring
for any additional updates,
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