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NIKJOOY v. RUBIO

District of ColumbiaLoren L. AliKhanDecided June 23, 2026No. 1:24-cv-01989

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Plaintiff Afsaneh Nikjooy, an Iranian national and a professor at the Iran University of Medical Sciences, seeks to compel Defendant Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as U.S. Secretary of State, to adjudicate her nonimmigrant visa application.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
In December 2022, Professor Nikjooy filed a Form DS-160 Application to secure a B-1/B-2 visa to attend a conference in the United States.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
In July 2024, Professor Nikjooy filed a complaint seeking to compel the Secretary to completely and finally adjudicate her visa application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the court will grant the Secretary’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 10, and dismiss the case without prejudice.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
The Secretary has now filed a renewed motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), arguing that the case is moot because the adjudication of Professor Nikjooy’s visa is complete.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Secretary has now filed a renewed motion to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), arguing that the case is moot because the adjudication of Professor Nikjooy’s visa is complete.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
The court agrees with the Secretary and will dismiss the case as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
The court agrees with the Secretary and will dismiss the case as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
The court agrees with the Secretary and will dismiss the case as moot.
Months pending 19 months from the application to the suit; 34 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
But the Section 212(f) denial issued in October 2025 does constitute a final adjudication of Professor Nikjooy’s visa application.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
The court agrees with the Secretary and will dismiss the case as moot.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Afsaneh Nikjooy, an Iranian national and a professor at the Iran University of Medical Sciences
212(f) proclamation Proclamation 10949 Read by a model
President Trump issued Proclamation No. 10,949 (“the Presidential Proclamation”), which fully suspended entry for nationals from certain countries, including Iran, subject to limited exceptions.

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision, this one. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Nikjooy v. Blinken September 12, 2025 Loren L. AliKhan Dismissed in part; some claims go on
NIKJOOY v. RUBIOThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted June 23, 2026 Loren L. AliKhan Dismissed as moot

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-01989
Filed
July 9, 2024
Ended
June 23, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
714 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
order 2026-06-23 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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