In an order filed in Manhattan federal court, US District Judge William Pauley said Veselnitskaya's immigration status was "squarely within the purview of the executive branch."
Veselnitskaya represented Prevezon Holdings Ltd, a Russian-controlled company, which in May agreed to pay nearly $6 million to settle a US government lawsuit accusing it of laundering proceeds of a $230 million tax fraud. Her temporary permission from the US Department of Justice to enter the United States while working on the case has expired.