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Federal judge orders State Department to reopen 2027 diversity visa lottery

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Covered by 4 outlets, all right-leaning.

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Breitbart News, The Epoch Times, RedState and The Daily Wire report that a federal judge in California ordered the State Department to reopen registration for the 2027 diversity visa lottery. The outlets say the judge, Jinsook Ohta, was appointed by President Joe Biden, and that the order sets an October 29 deadline to announce the registration period. The program was suspended in December after a green card holder who entered through it was accused of killing three people in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. The lottery offers up to 55,000 green cards a year to applicants from countries that send relatively few immigrants.

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A federal judge in California issued a preliminary injunction directing the State Department to hold the 2027 diversity visa lottery.
One side only: the rightReported byFar Right4See the outletsHide the outlets
Far Right
Breitbart News, The Epoch Times, RedState, The Daily Wire
The program was suspended in December after a green card holder who entered through it was reported to have allegedly killed three people in Rhode Island and Massachusetts.
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Far Right
The Epoch Times, RedState, The Daily Wire
The order was issued in a case brought by Red Eagle Law, a California immigration firm.
One outletThe Daily Wire· Far Right
Under the order, the State Department must announce the registration period by October 29, open online entries by November 1 and notify winners by December 3.
One outletThe Daily Wire· Far Right
The lottery offers up to 55,000 green cards a year to applicants from countries that send relatively few immigrants.
One outletThe Daily Wire· Far Right

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All four outlets report that a federal judge ordered the State Department to reopen the 2027 diversity visa lottery, suspended after a deadly shooting. Only the right side is present; its outlets stress the judge’s Biden appointment and foreign birth, and tie the suspension to the shooter’s entry.

the left
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the center
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the right
4 outlets
All four outlets are Far Right; headlines frame it as a judge overruling Trump’s pause, stressing the judge’s Biden appointment or foreign birth, with the shooting in one.
Loaded modifier“Foreign-Born”The judge’s birthplace has no bearing on the order, and labeling her foreign-born in the headline pre-judges her by origin.More neutral: Judge Orders Trump To Reopen Diversity Visa LotteryDisagree with this highlight? Judge Orders Trump To Reopen Diversity Visa Lottery
The Daily WireFar RightAll right-leaning headlines

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controversialBiden JudgeForeign-Born

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controversialMore neutral: the green card lottery program
Calling the program controversial adds a judgement that the article does not support with evidence.
…federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to restart the controversial “green card lottery” program it had suspended following last December’s deadly…
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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Biden JudgeMore neutral: judge appointed by President Obama or judge appointed by President Biden
Implies the judge rules for the appointer; state the appointment and the ruling.
Trump Halted the Green Card Lottery After Deadly Shooting — a Biden Judge Just Ordered It Restarted
Used byRedState (Far Right)
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Foreign-BornMore neutral: Judge Orders Trump To Reopen Diversity Visa Lottery
The judge’s birthplace has no bearing on the order, and labeling her foreign-born in the headline pre-judges her by origin.
Foreign-Born Judge Orders Trump To Reopen Diversity Visa Lottery
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judge’s Biden appointment
judge’s foreign birth
Trump’s suspension of the lottery
shooter’s entry through the lottery

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The Daily WireFar Right
Loaded modifier“Foreign-Born”The judge’s birthplace has no bearing on the order, and labeling her foreign-born in the headline pre-judges her by origin.More neutral: Judge Orders Trump To Reopen Diversity Visa LotteryDisagree with this highlight? Judge Orders Trump To Reopen Diversity Visa Lottery
A federal judge born in South Korea has ordered the Trump administration to restart the diversity visa lottery, the program President Donald Trump suspended last year after a green card holder who came through it allegedly killed three people in Rhode Island and Massachusetts. …
4 days agoRead at The Daily Wire (opens in a new tab)
RedStateFar Right
Trump Halted the Green Card Lottery After Deadly Shooting — a Delegitimizing label“Biden Judge”Implies the judge rules for the appointer; state the appointment and the ruling.More neutral: judge appointed by President Obama, judge appointed by President BidenDisagree with this highlight? Just Ordered It Restarted
A Biden-appointed federal judge in California has ordered the Trump administration to restart the controversial “green card lottery” program it had suspended following last December’s deadly shootings at Brown University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT).
6 days agoRead at RedState (opens in a new tab)
The Epoch TimesFar Right
Judge Orders Trump Admin to Reopen 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery
The program was halted in December after it was learned that the Brown University shooter had gained entry to the U.S. through it.
6 days agoRead at The Epoch Times (opens in a new tab)
Breitbart NewsFar Right
Biden-Appointed Judge Orders State Dept. to Open Diversity Visa Lottery
A federal judge has ordered the State Department to open registration for the 2027 diversity visa lottery.
Oct 14, 2026Read at Breitbart News (opens in a new tab)

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Breitbart News, Oct 14, 8:51 PM EDT

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Breitbart NewsFar RightOct 14, 8:51 PM EDT
The Epoch TimesFar RightOct 14, 11:48 PM EDT
RedStateFar RightOct 15, 2:50 PM EDT
The Daily WireFar RightOct 17, 7:11 AM EDT

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Federal judge orders State Department to reopen 2027 diversity visa lottery

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Judge Orders Trump Admin to Reopen 2027 Diversity Visa Lottery

Biden-Appointed Judge Orders State Dept. to Open Diversity Visa Lottery

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