US court orders Trump administration to reopen Green Card lottery by November 1

The US District Court has mandated the reopening of the 2027 Diversity Visa lottery registration process, granting 55,000 applicants the opportunity to obtain Green Cards. District Judge Jinsook Ohta directed the U.S. Department of State to resume the registration after it missed the scheduled opening date. This decision comes after the Trump administration had opposed the program, later arguing that it was too late to begin registration for that year.

The Secretary of State, Marco Rubio, has been instructed to reopen the registration window and permit eligible applicants to submit their entries. The court's order mandates that the State Department announce the registration dates, the application website, and eligibility requirements through the Federal Register and other public communication channels.

The registration period will be open for a 30-day duration, during which the Department must accept electronic applications from eligible individuals and process them according to established procedures.