On Wednesday, October 14, 2026, a federal judge in San Diego instructed the State Department to reopen the 2027 diversity visa lottery, also known as the Green Card Lottery.
In a preliminary injunction, U.S. District Judge Jinsook Ohta cleared the way for up to 55,000 people worldwide to apply for U.S. permanent residence.
The administration, which has opposed the program, failed to open registration on time this year and then argued it was too late.
This is a developing story.
