2027 Green Card Lottery Cancellation Faces Appeal
Summary
The Trump administration has appealed a judge’s order requiring the State Department to reopen the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery, also called the green card lottery. The federal court found that the State Department’s indefinite delay in starting the lottery registration was unfair and violated federal law.Key Facts
- The Diversity Visa lottery offers up to 55,000 visas each year for people from countries with low immigration to the U.S.
- U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta ruled the State Department’s delay in opening the 2027 lottery was like canceling it.
- The State Department had announced changes in November 2025 but had not opened the lottery registration by the start of fiscal year 2027.
- The immigration law firm Red Eagle Law sued to reopen the program and won a preliminary injunction from the court.
- The Trump administration appealed Judge Ohta’s order and asked for a hold on reopening the lottery while the appeal is reviewed.
- Judge Ohta said reopening the lottery would not be a burden on the government and is required by law.
- The State Department must announce the registration period by October 29 and open registration by November 1 for 30 days.
- People selected through the lottery must be notified by December.
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