Please see the attached FAQ (faqdecision).

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.

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

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.

Thank you to those who attended the hearing today. The hearing allowed for an airing and narrowing of the issues. We anticipate a decision before Friday. We will keep you posted.

To all of you wishing to donate via Moneybookers, we have set up an account for your donations.  Here is the link on our site: http://www.visarefusal.com/donations/ Thank you to all of you who have donated to the cause. I have tried to send a personal note to all of you who have.  While I am handling this pro bono, other legal support, travel, and court-related expenses costs money, so your assistance in defraying these costs is most welcomed.

For those of you interested in attending the court hearing on Tuesday at 10 a.m., the court is located at 333 Constitution Avenue, NW, Washington, DC 2001.  This link has a map: http://www.dcd.uscourts.gov/dcd/location We of course welcome your attendance and support!  

I am happy to report that Michael Piston, an excellent immigration lawyer with 25 years of experience, has joined our team as co-counsel. Michael has been providing me with invaluable legal support throughout this effort, and I am very grateful that he will be able to join me at the hearing on Tuesday. Michael and I are focusing our efforts on preparing for the hearing, so there is no need to call with best wishes.  We feel your support over the miles.  Thank you.

Here is a nice short video explaining how the DV-2012 results were random: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ak0Xm82drhE

A court hearing has been set for July 12 at 10 a.m. in Washington D.C. The court has combined the hearing on the injunction with a hearing on the merits, meaning, it will make a final decision on the entire case brought by the 36 plaintiffs.  If a decision is negative, the court will not go to the question of the entire class; if positive, the court would then review the question of the entire 22,000. Thank you for your support.    

Many of you have been asking about the status of the OIG investigation.  We have been too.  Please see our latest letter to Mr. Geisel attached (oig june 30). It is abundantly clear that OIG has no interest in or desire to finish its investigation by July 15. Given the importance of this issue, I would ask that you disseminate this letter in the media of your home countries.  Please feel free to have reporters contact me to discuss. Thank you.  

Please see the attached press release Thank you again for all of your support!

We have applied to the Court for a preliminary injunction and moved for certification of the class.  We will be posting a press release very soon providing more details.

We will have some litigation news for you later this week. Please watch this space…