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US judge declines to undo government order on green cards

US judge declines to undo government order on green cards

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SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers for a group of highly skilled immigrants from India and China say they'll keep pressing the government to allow their clients — and tens of thousands of others — to immediately apply to become permanent U.S. residents, even after a federal judge rejected their request for an emergency order. The State Department issued a notice early last month announcing which categories of the immigrants would be able to file their final green card paperwork beginning Oct. 1, a step tha

SEATTLE (AP) — Lawyers for a group of highly skilled immigrants from India and China say they'll keep pressing the government to allow their clients — and tens of thousands of others — to immediately apply to become permanent U.S. residents, even after a federal judge rejected their request for an emergency order. The State Department issued a notice early last month announcing which categories of the immigrants would be able to file their final green card paperwork beginning Oct. 1, a step tha…