Original Date Announced

COVID-19: President Trump issues Presidential Proclamation 10014, suspending the entry of designated immigrants to the U.S. for 60 days (with limited exceptions), citing job competition during the economic recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. The Proclamation charges consular officers with determining whether applicants are eligible for an immigrant visa and entry under one of the listed exceptions. [ID #670]

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

Presidential Proclamation June 22, 2020

A new Presidential Proclamation extends the 60-day entry ban until December 31, 2020, and adds new banned categories of non-immigrant visas.

Please see Associated or Derivative Policy, COVID-19: President issues proclamation freezing certain nonimmigrant visas through the end of 2020, below for additional details.

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

National Association of Manufacturers v. DHS, Case No. 20-cv-04887-JSW (2020)

On October 1, 2020, the District Court for the Northern District of California issued a limited preliminary injunction blocking DOS and DHS from enforcing the Trump administration’s June 22 proclamation. The injunction is not nationwide in scope and benefits only the plaintiffs and organizations that are members of the plaintiff trade groups. The case is National Association of Manufacturers et al. v. Department of Homeland Security (N.D. Cal. 20-cv-04887-JSW).

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

Order Granting Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction in Young v. Trump

On December 11, 2020, the U.S. District Court in the Northern District of California enjoined the enforcement of Section 1 of Presidential Proclamation 10014 with respect to the plaintiffs. Plaintiffs are 181 U.S. citizens and LPRs who have immediate family members with approved immigrant visa petitions from USCIS who have been unable to complete the visa process as a result of the Proclamation and its subsequent extension in June to December 31, 2020. The case is Young v. Trump (N.D. Cal 3:20-cv-7183).

**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

Immigrant Visa Processing Update

DOS provides Immigrant Visa Processing Update in response to injunction in Young v. Trump.

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

Proclamation on Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants who Continue to Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market

President Trump extends the expiration date of Proclamation 10014 to March 31, 2021.

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

Suspension of Entry of Immigrants and Nonimmigrants Who Continue To Present a Risk to the United States Labor Market During the Economic Recovery Following the 2019 Novel Coronavirus Outbreak

President Trump extends the expiration date of Proclamation 10014 to March 31, 2021 (86 FR 417, 1/6/21).

Subsequent Trump and Court Action

2024.06.25 Goodluck v. Biden, No. 21-5263 (D.C. Cir. June 25, 2024)

In Goodluck v. Biden, No. 21-5263 (D.C. Cir. June 25, 2024), the U.S. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia Circuit reverses multiple consolidated district court decisions that had ordered the Department of State to process and issue diversity visas (DVs) that were suspended under Proclamation 10014 in the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

The Court holds that the district courts lacked authority to order this relief inasmuch as the governing statute precludes issuance of DVs after the end of the fiscal year in which eligibility occurred. Because it finds this issue dispositive, the Court declines to reach issues related to the legality of the original proclamation or of State Department policies implementing the proclamation.

**Litigation is listed for informational purposes and is not comprehensive. For the current status of legal challenges, check other sources.**”