A federal judge on Wednesday ordered Secretary of State Marco Rubio to open registration for the 2027 Diversity Immigrant Visa Program by Nov. 1.
The ruling by U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta of the Southern District of California requires the State Department to announce the registration period no later than midnight ET Oct. 29, open a 30-day electronic entry window by midnight Nov. 1, and notify selectees by midnight Dec. 3.
The department must accept entries and process applications until the fiscal year 2027 visa allocation runs out, or Sept. 30, 2027, whichever comes first.
The program was suspended days after a Dec. 13 shooting at Brown University, which killed two students and injured nine. Officials said the suspect was granted entry to the United States under the program….