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Jarrahi v. Rubio

Southern District of CaliforniaJanis L. SammartinoDecided February 9, 2026No. 3:25-cv-00572

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The Parties dispute whether the Department bears a mandatory duty to finalize visa 3 applications, but the Court need not resolve the issue.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Jarrahikhameneh thereafter submitted his immigrant visa application (Form DS-260) to the 7 National Visa Center (“NVC”) on April 15, 2022.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ central contention is that Defendants have unreasonably 12 delayed/unlawfully withheld the final adjudication of Jarrahikhameneh ’s visa application
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
the Court GRANTS Defendant’s Motion.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Whether Plaintiffs’ APA claim may proceed, therefore, 23 depends on whether it survives scrutiny under Rule 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants Marco Rubio’s and Robert Jachim’s 21 Motion to Dismiss
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
the Court DISMISSES Plaintiffs’ Complaint WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND .
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
the Court DISMISSES Plaintiffs’ Complaint WITHOUT LEAVE TO AMEND .
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Court DISMISSES Plaintiffs’ claim for unreasonable delay under the APA and Plaintiffs’ 22 claim under the Mandamus Act.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Therefore, any claims attempted to be brought under § 706(2) are dismissed.
Months pending 45.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Jarrahikhameneh thereafter submitted his immigrant visa application (Form DS-260) to the 7 National Visa Center (“NVC”) on April 15, 2022.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the applicant
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the applicant
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the applicant
  • 6. No impropriety neededfavors the government
Read by a model
the first TRAC factor weighs strongly in Defendant’s favor.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
And the Court does not find it unreasonable to, for instance, instead of 13 strictly adhering to first- in- first-out processing, ask analysts to specialize by region to 14 increase processing efficiency down the line.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Jarrahikhameneh, a citizen of Iran.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Jarrahi is a United States citizen and the child of Jarrahikhameneh, a citizen of Iran.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:25-cv-00572
Filed
March 11, 2025
Ended
February 9, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
335 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2026-02-09 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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