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AHMED v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY

No. 02-1467.

328 F.3d 383 (2003)

Farah Naz AHMED, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY, et al., Defendants-Appellees.

United States Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit.

Decided May 9, 2003.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. Noonan (argued), Noonan & Lieberman, Chicago, IL, for Plaintiff-Appellant.

Jeffery J. Bernstein (argued), Department of Justice, Civil Division, Immigration Litigation, Washington, D.C., Defendant-Appellee.

Before RIPPLE, ROVNER, and DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judges.

DIANE P. WOOD, Circuit Judge.

Farah Ahmed, a native and resident of Pakistan, thought that she had secured the right to live in the United States when she "won" the diversity visa lottery, which is a program that seeks to encourage immigration to the United States from certain underrepresented countries. But, as we explain below, "winning" the lottery meant only winning a chance to secure a visa, and that chance had an expiration date and time. Unfortunately for Ahmed...

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