Update on Travel Ban Litigation (Kinsley v. Blinken) | Joseph & Hall P.C.

The choose has lastly decided on our case. You’ll be able to learn it right here.

We gained! The choose informed the State Division that it’s unlawful to make use of regional journey bans as an excuse to refuse to course of visas. Congratulations and big due to all of you who stepped as much as assist us battle this injustice. We’re so pleased that a lot of you’ve gotten already acquired your visas.

This ruling is nice for all of you who nonetheless have visa functions pending, though the choose mentioned that the immigrant visa candidates and Okay-1 candidates’ instances are dismissed as a result of the blanket NIE makes them moot. The choose sadly additionally held that our organizational plaintiffs didn’t have standing to sue on behalf of their member organizations. Even so, our organizational plaintiffs ought to nonetheless profit from this ruling, because the Division of State ought to lastly cease refusing to problem visas in journey ban international locations.

We additionally suspect that this litigation might have performed a component within the Biden administration’s choice a number of days in the past to start to rescind regional journey bans all collectively, “beginning in early November.” This administration has not but launched any particulars about this plan.

The federal government has 30 days to resolve whether or not to enchantment the choice. We are going to let you recognize when we now have any information about that.

Nonimmigrant visa candidates who nonetheless haven’t acquired your visas, tomorrow I’ll ship you a redacted copy of the criticism that can present your names. We suggest that you just ship this to the consulate together with a replica of the choose’s order, and politely allow them to know that you’re a plaintiff on this go well with and that the choose ordered that your instances be processed with out regard to any journey restrictions you might face upon approval.

As soon as once more thanks for being a part of this case. We want you all the most effective within the US and wherever your travels might take you.