On August 26, the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order in Medani et al., v. Trump, et al., 26-cv-6332 (NDCA), granting in part motion for class certification and for preliminary injunction.
To learn more, please follow the docket entries:
09/08/2026 Order Regarding Emergency Motion to Enforce Judgment
09/08/2026 Emergency Motion to Enforce Judgement
08/28/2026 Medani v Trump - Order granting PI and Class Certification
The State Department has acknowledged the pause of the Diversity Visa program for FY-2026 is no longer in effect on their website. But no further guidance has been released at this time.
USCIS has acknowledged the Court's order, confirming that PM-602-0193 has been vacated and the agency is implementing the Court’s directive.
USCIS pause tracker, a bulletin on the immigration adjudication pause