..."The moment the stay was lifted, all these people received visa denials with a notice also saying they were denied a waiver," says Diala Shamas, a lawyer with the Center for Constitutional Rights, working with Yemeni-American visa applicants. "There are people who had gone through their interview process and filed all of their documents well before it was ever such a thing as a waiver. They didn't even make a case for undue hardship. So, on what basis were they being denied?"
"It's like you're getting a rejection for something you didn't even ask for. That seems particularly Kafka-esque; your application for a waiver has been denied and you never even applied for one. These are US citizens and lawful permanent residents who have a right to be reunited with their families," says Shamas. ...