CASE PROSPECTUS:

No. Only DV-2025 selectees are eligible to participate. (If you were selected for a prior year, and DV-2025, you can participate but only for the DV-2025 application.)

The purpose of this lawsuit, as with all our lawsuits, is to get your visas issued! This is important, because plaintiffs must join the lawsuit with the understanding that the purpose is not “to win the lawsuit” in the traditional sense. Our ultimate goal of getting your visas issued to our participating plaintiffs. 

We will be challenging the ban as unlawful under the nondelegation doctrine. We also will be challenging the implementation of the ban as unlawful, as INA §212(f) only gives the president the authority to issue an entry ban, and not a visa issuance ban. 

We want the court to enjoin, or cancel, the travel ban as it is applied to our participating plaintiffs.

The deadline for joining the lawsuit is July 8, 2025, 11:59 PST (California time). That deadline is in concrete and will not be extended under any circumstances. However, please keep in mind that the earlier plaintiffs join the lawsuit, the better we can integrate our plaintiffs’ facts into our arguments, which will result in a stronger and more convincing complaint. If everyone joins at the last minute, we will have less time, to prepare the best possible complaint. Time is of the essence, and we appreciate all those who choose to participate early. 

This litigation will be filed in the U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia. Note: there is no guarantee as to which judge we will be assigned. The assignment of our judge is unknown and will remain unknown until after the lawsuit is filed. Based on our experience with related cases, judge assignments may change more than once in the initial weeks of the case, before being finally assigned to a judge who will preside over the case to conclusion. 

As with all lawsuits, there are no guarantees. However, shortly after the filing of the complaint, we will contact the government attorneys and seek a stipulation that we proceed directly to summary judgment, and then set a briefing schedule for the summary judgment motions that concludes as quickly as possible.  

It is very unlikely, because in 2024, the Circuit Court of Appeals ruled that judges do not have that authority. Plus, it is unlikely that there will be unused FY 2025 visas. 

No. Representation will not include consular processing support. 

The fee for all families is the same. We only charge the DV selectee. We do not charge extra fee for derivative spouse or children. 

Absolutely NOT. No litigation is ever guaranteed. Plus, that is not our goal. Our goal will always be the issuance of visas to our clients. 

We do not plan or expect to file a motion for class certification in this lawsuit. However, if the judge suggests it, or the judge is hesitant to give relief because it is not a class action lawsuit, we will revisit that issue then. 

No. For this opportunity, we cannot defer the initial payment for any participant.

No. However, you may need individual mandamus litigation so contact us directly to explore that.