"Louisiana-based Judge Brian Jackson denied on Friday the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) request to dismiss a lawsuit filed by Arizona State basketball player Last-Tear Poa. The judge's order does not resolve Poa's case but leaves the door open for her and many other international athletes to apply for a type of visa that would make it easier for them to make money on American soil while playing college sports."
"Poa, an Australian point guard who played her last three seasons at LSU, filed a lawsuit earlier this year after she was denied a P-1A visa, which is the document many international professional athletes use to make money while competing in the United States. Poa is currently in the country on an F-1 student visa, which prohibits her from working while in the United States."
A federal judge denied the U.S. government's request to categorically block international college athletes from obtaining P-1A visas. The ruling came in response to a lawsuit filed by Australian point guard Last-Tear Poa after a P-1A denial. Poa currently holds an F-1 student visa, which prohibits employment, while P-1A visas enable many international professional athletes to earn money while competing in the United States. The judge's order did not decide Poa's underlying case but allowed the possibility that Poa and other international athletes can apply for P-1A visas. USCIS had argued that applicants must be in the country solely to play their sport, a contention under dispute. Attorneys representing Poa noted uncertainty about whether paid participation in college athletics would violate student-visa status.
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