It's been 5 days since I asked government attorneys to intervene with State Department about Nairobi cancelling Sudanese DV2022 interviews. They're ignoring us. It's time to bring attention to that.
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Last week, @USEmbassyKenya cancelled scheduled interview appointments for several Sudanese Diversity Visa selectees after they made the 2,000 mile journey for their interviews, including one of our #UAOvBiden plaintiffs. Government attorney is ignoring me.…
64_UAO_Plaintiffs'_Motion_for_PI_pending_appeal_+_memo_in_support.pdf
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#DV2022 #UAOvBiden Update: We have filed a motion for preliminary injunction pending appeal. In short, we are asking the court to reserve unused diversity vias for the case where we win the appeal.
Morrison Urena, LC
64_UAO_Plaintiffs'_Motion_for_PI_pending_appeal_+_memo_in_support.pdf
66 UAO Minute Entry setting briefing schedule.pdf
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#DV2022 #UAOvBiden Update: the clerk has entered an order by Judge Chang requiring the government to respond to plaintiffs' motion for injunction pending appeal by next Thursday, September 13.
Morrison Urena, LC
66 UAO Minute Entry setting briefing schedule.pdf
69 UAO Gov Response to 2nd PI Motion (redacted:OCR).pdf
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#UAOvBiden Update: the government has filed this opposition to our motion asking Judge Chang to reserve unused #DV2022 visas for issuance after the appeal is decided.
2022_09_14_UAO_appeal_Appellants'_Motion_for_Extension_of_Time_to.pdf
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#UAOvBiden #DV2022 Update: we have asked the appeals court to give us an extension of our deadline to file opening brief in the appeal. Right now for UAO, the most important thing is we get Judge Chang to reserve unused visas for issuance after the appeal.
70 UAO Gov notice related to appeal.pdf
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#DV2022 #UAOvBiden Update: Government took "no position" on our motion to extend our deadline in the appeal, but now they go back to district court to tattle.
2022.09.15 UAO appeal order.pdf
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#UAOVBiden #DV2022 update: the Circuit Court of Appeals has granted our appellants' motion to extend our deadline to file our opening appeal brief.
71_UAO_Plaintiffs'_Reply_in_Support_of_Second_Motion_for_Preliminary.pdf
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#UAOvBiden #DV2021: we have filed plaintiffs' reply in support of second motion for preliminary injunction (the motion where we ask Judge Chang to preserve unused visas and retain plaintiffs' eligibility for them). Now it is up to Judge Chang to issue an order on the motion. We do not know when that answer will come, but we are optimistic it will come by September 30.
72 UAO Order Denying Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal.pdf
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#UAOvBiden #DV2022 Update: Sad news for many. Judge Chang has denied our second motion for preliminary injunction that sought preservation of unused visas until the appeal.
Morrison Urena, LC
72 UAO Order Denying Preliminary Injunction Pending Appeal.pdf
#UAOvBiden FAQ: What is simple explanation for Judge denying the motion to reserve unused visas?
Answer: Judge Chang doesn’t think he has authority to reserve the unused visas, and even if he did, he would not because he does not think we are likely to win because State is coming so close to issuing 55k visas.
Answer: Judge Chang doesn’t think he has authority to reserve the unused visas, and even if he did, he would not because he does not think we are likely to win because State is coming so close to issuing 55k visas.