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U.S. District Court Temporarily Vacates USCIS Diversity Visa Hold Policy, Orders Resumption of Normal Adjudication

The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California issued an order temporarily vacating Policy Memorandum PM-602-0193. USCIS is ordered to resume ordinary adjudication of pending adjustment of status applications for plaintiffs and the certified subclass without applying PM-602-0193, to the extent practicable and in good faith, for the remainder of the Diversity Visa fiscal year.

Jurisdiction
United States
Category
Work & skilled workers
Recorded versions
1
Official source
uscis.gov

Recorded changes to this policy

  • U.S. District Court Temporarily Vacates USCIS Diversity Visa Hold Policy, Orders Resumption of Normal Adjudication · 28 Aug 2026