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In litigation challenging the immigrant travel ban, a court has ordered the State Department to reserve 9,095 immigrant visas to be issued to DV-2020 lottery winners.
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BAL Analysis: The immigrant travel ban remains in effect, and even if the State Department issues the visas in compliance with the court order, the visa holders are barred from entering the U.S. until the travel ban is lifted. The ban is scheduled to expire Dec. 31, but it may be extended by presidential order.
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