For those curious about the course of the #YoungvBiden case, I've just pulled the docket report. Here you go.

#DV2020 FAQ: When will Judge Mehta issue the final judgment in Gomez (and consolidated cases Mohammed, Fonjong, Kennedy, and Aker), revealing the fate of the 9,095 DV numbers that he carried-over?

Answer: Judge Mehta gets to decide when to issue his order. We can only guess. I was hopeful it would be before end of April but now it is starting to look more likely to come in May.

In my view, the most important thing is that the decision is the best decision, not the quickest. Please be patient.

Finally, in no event should any of you attempt to directly contact the court or the judge. That kind of contact is prohibited. Thanks.

#JacobvBiden #DV2021 Update: the court has entered the civil minutes of Thursday's hearing on the docket, formalizing what is required of government defendants, and setting the next hearing date for May 20 at 11 am PST.

State Department has published the March 2021 Immigrant Visa Issuance Statistics. Out of 21,670 visa issued in total - only 20 #DV2021 visas issued around the world - 17 in Algiers, 2 in Lagos and 1 in Yaounde.
https://travel.state.gov/content/dam/visas/Statistics/Immigrant-Statistics/MonthlyIVIssuances/MARCH%202021%20-%20IV%20Issuances%20by%20Post%20and%20Visa%20Class.pdf

Yesterday in #RaivBiden, @rafaesq and my case for 71 #DV2021 selectees burdened also by unlawful implementation of #SchengenBan, we filed notice that most DVs will be current in the upcoming June visa bulletin. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1EhI-DJTjUohx6xU8skto0Jn6q3pJ6obX/view

Also yesterday in #RaivBiden, @rafaesq entered his appearance: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1b6krp6sZcwFgVirsYzvI3Ws8IgYeaNCp/view

Yesterday in #JacobvBiden, we filed notice that most #DV2021 plaintiffs in this case will have current numbers in visa bulletin in June. https://drive.google.com/file/d/1uH6qpHgnBkehS52sVloXJQvEmX6Op5Ue/view?usp=sharing

#RaivBiden procedural update:
Attorney William Bateman has entered his appearance on behalf of all federal defendants.

Please join @rafaesq and I for a LIVE Q&A today,
Thursday, April 22, 2021 at 12:00 PM PST.
WHERE?
https://www.facebook.com/curtisatlaw/live_videos

#RaivBiden procedural update: Abadir Barre has entered his appearance as co-counsel for plaintiffs. Abadir was with us for all of our recent big multiparticipant cases (Mohammed, Fonjong, Kennedy, Young and jacob). We're thrilled to have Abadir working on Rai, too!

#YoungvBiden Update: The court issued an order today changing the time for the next status conference to April 29, 2021 at 10:30 AM PST.

#YoungvBiden Update: Tonight, the government filed their motion to dismiss based upon mootness. As an exhibit, they filed the declarations they filed in March in Jacob case. Why no fresh statistic? What are they hiding?🤣 Our team will get to work on the opposition!

If you missed yesterday’s Facebook Live Q & A with Curtis Morrison and Rafael Ureña, you can watch it on youtube: https://youtu.be/_0pNpx7s2_4

FAQ: How do I enter DV lottery?
Answer: The online registration period for the DV-2023 Program begins on October 7, 2021. More info will be posted to this page:
https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us-visas/immigrate/diversity-visa-program-entry/diversity-visa-instructions.html

Another #YoungvBiden plaintiff finally reunited with family in the USA! 🙏

#JacobvBiden FAQ: Will you talk about consulate or visa category at the May 20 status conference?

Answer: Probably not. The only subject that is relevant at the next conference is whether the government’s 2 reports demonstrate that the No Visa policy is in effect, or that routine visa processing has resumed. To get Jacob plaintiffs the relief that they deserve, we need to stay focused on what is legally relevant to getting that relief.

FAQ: What are the scheduling backlogs for immigrant visa applicants at individual consulates?

Answer: State Department doesn't publish that information. However, through our litigation, we have learned that as of December 31, 2020, the backlogs in Abu Dhabi, Ankara, Djibouti, Manila, Moscow, and Mumbai were pretty scary, and the last 4 months haven't helped.

#RaivBiden Update: For those of you who missed the April 13, 2021 status conference, today we obtained the transcript of the conference.
Reminder, what we are waiting for now in this case is the government to file its response to our motion for preliminary injunction (due May 5). After that, we can prepare and file our reply by May 12.

I'm trying to influence a colleague who will be testifying before congress on April 28. Can I get some retweets?

https://twitter.com/curtisatlaw/status/1386758838997512193?s=20

https://twitter.com/curtisatlaw/status/1386759740953292801?s=20

#YoungvBiden Update. Today, Kristina filed notice of voluntary dismissal for 19 more Young plaintiff families who have been issued visas. So now 158 families on this case have now been issued visas- and we have only 22 more to go!