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Office of Inspector General Report on Lottery Fiasco

Posted on November 2, 2011

http://oig.state.gov/documents/organization/176330.pdf

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FAQ on Court Decision

Posted on July 18, 2011

Please see the attached FAQ (faqdecision).

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Department of State DV-2012

Thank you for your questions. On Sunday or Monday we will be posting a FAQ about the decision and potential future actions. In addition, we will be sending to named plaintiffs a letter. Thank you for your patience.

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Press Release

Posted on July 15, 2011

Attached is a brief statement on the court’s decision.

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Court’s Decision

Posted on July 14, 2011

I am sorry to say that the Court has ruled against us. I will have more commentary later, but I thought it important to post this news to all of you as soon as possible. Attached is the court order and decision. My heart goes out to all of you.

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Case Studies

T was accused of alien smuggling under Section 212(a)(6)(E). He planned a short trip to the United States with his wife and children. But the consul accused him of knowing in advance of their trip that they would not return to their home country. The consul accused him of illicitly facilitating the obtaining of visas by his wife and children. But that was not the case. After his wife and kids landed in the US for vacation, there was a political crisis in their home country, and his wife, an outspoken opposition activist, decided only at that time to submit an asylum application. We prepared a new application for T, requesting the recission of the 6E decision. We documented the fact that T did not facilitate the issuance of the visas to his family, and that neither he nor his wife had any preconceived intent for her and the kids to remain in the US. After an in-depth review, the consul reversed the 6E decision to permanently bar T.

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