Processing delays leave thousands of U.S. visa lottery winners in Afghanistan in limbo days before deadline.
had prevented many diversity visa winners from claiming their prize, and further travel bans announced in the wake of the coronavirus pandemic had also barred applicants from entering the U.S., Morrison said.on his first day in office and later rescinded Presidential Proclamation 10014, which blocked visa holders perceived as a"risk to the U.S. labor market" during the pandemic, for many diversity visa winners, his efforts came too late to help their cases, he added.
A State Department spokesperson told NBC News it was undertaking"good-faith efforts" to comply with Mehta's ruling. However, they acknowledged it was"currently extremely difficult" for Afghans leave their country and travel elsewhere.
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