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- 1Trump administration accused of contempt over Green Card lottery order▼Trump administration accused of contempt of court over order to resume Green Card lottery
The Trump administration is facing accusations of contempt of court over its handling of an order to resume the Diversity Visa lottery, better known as the Green Card lottery. Critics say officials have failed to comply with a court directive to restart the program. The dispute adds to a series of legal clashes between the administration and federal courts over immigration policy.
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The term refers to the US diversity visa lottery, the program that randomly awards green cards to applicants from countries with low immigration rates, as well as to the annual H-1B visa lottery that skilled workers enter hoping to work in the United States. Discussion on Hacker News, linked to academic research on immigration restrictions and firms, reflects debate about how lotteries affect workers and companies. Posts appear to mix personal anecdotes with policy discussion, though the exact trigger is not clear from the evidence.