Judge Mehta has issued a ruling on the various cases. It’s an 85 page long document, and will need interpretation by the lawyers, but here are the main highlights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has not blocked the bans outright, but has given some help to some people affected by the bans.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
He did NOT rule to extend the DV2020 processing period, but has set another review of that for September 25th. There is some language that hints that named plaintiffs would be treated more generously than non named plaintiffs. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has said that named plaintiffs on the various cases should be prioritized for processing by September 30, 2020. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
He has ordered that the embassies\/KCC cannot arbitrarily stop working or not treat DV cases as emergencies. That will help some people who need their visas re-issued. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Judge Mehta recognized the particularly unfair treatment and its impacts on DV cases. So for that reason he has been more sympathetic on DV cases than non DV cases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Here is the order itself. Its 85 pages long and the lawyers will need some time to properly summarize who can be helped by the order. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Link to the order<\/a> <\/p>\n\n\n\n Q&A from me based on my current understanding.<\/p>\n\n\n\n