Declaration of John Armstrong and DOS Cables

On September 21, 2026, defendants in Medani v. Trump filed a Declaration of John Armstrong, Principal Deputy Assist Sec, DOS Bureau of Consular Affairs, as well as three official DOS cables: 26 STATE 86164 Mandatory Tools to Assess the Public Charge Visa Ineligibility (9/1/26); 26 STATE 80666 Action Request: Enhancing Immigrant Visa Public Charge Assessments with Public Charge Worksheet (8/15/26); and 24 STATE 41484 2024 – The Year of the Immigrant Visa: Prescreening Tools to Reduce IV wait Times (4/18/24).