Court of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit May 9, 2003, 02-1467 (Farah Naz Ahmed v. Department of Homeland Security)

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.