On July 31st, the Yemeni American Merchants Association filed a lawsuit on behalf of Yemeni diversity visa lottery winners languishing across Middle East and South Asia as well as other lottery winners from the 6 banned Muslim countries; YAMA sought a legal remedy for 300 winners with national civil rights organizations. The ADC, ACLU, NILC, and Block and Jenner Law Firm filed a lawsuit on their behalf, which remains pending.