Good Morning #NoBan tweeps, I'm still trying to figure WTF is DOS doing with this NAM guidance and the more a re-read it, the more I'm losing my mind about how egregious the State Department's actions are & the impunity they have now displayed. A PP10052 https://twitter.com/NicoletteGlazer/status/1329986720335417344

First, a disclosure is in order. If you're looking for a feel-good 'it-will-all-be-rosy-in-consular-processing-land-comes 1-21-2021' ode, this thread ain't for you. If you can stomach some venting about this latest DOS bullshit to harm immigrants, here we go 1/

Some context: Proclamation 10052 extended PP10014 and barred foreign nationals seeking entry as H-1B, H-2B, L, & certain J nonimmigrant visa programs, unless they are eligible for an exception, including a national-interest exception (NIE) 2/

In the NAM case litigated by @PaulWHughes, Judge White preliminary enjoined Govmt from applying PP10052 to the named NAM Plaintiffs and their members who sponsor individuals for H-1B, H-2B, L, or certain J visas. 3/