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Kassim v. US Secretary of State

Eastern District of MichiganJudith E. LevyDecided July 28, 2026No. 5:25-cv-11336

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
On November 26, 2023, Naji and her three children were interviewed by a consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Naji then filed Form DS-260s, Online Immigrant Visa and Alien Registration Applications, on behalf of her and her three children.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
As such, Plaintiffs ask that the Court issue a writ of mandamus under 28 U.S.C. § 1361 ordering Defendants to adjudicate their visa applications.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS [7]
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants move for dismissal under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ petition is dismissed for lack of standing.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ petition is dismissed for lack of standing.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ petition is dismissed for lack of standing.
Months pending 17.3 months from the application to the suit; 32 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On November 26, 2023, Naji and her three children were interviewed by a consular officer at the U.S. Embassy in Djibouti.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal Read by a model
Plaintiffs do not identify a law or other authority that demonstrates that Defendants have a nondiscretionary duty to reconsider Plaintiffs’ application despite their failure to submit additional evidence.
Nationality Yemen Read by a model
Plaintiff Mohamed Saeed Mussa Kassim is a United States citizen, and his family, the other Plaintiffs, live in Yemen and are Yemeni nationals.
212(f) proclamation Proclamation 10998 Read by a model
Defendants also argue that the January 8, 2026 rejection of the applications due to Presidential Proclamation 10998 renders this case moot.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Plaintiff Mohamed Saeed Mussa Kassim is a United States citizen, and his family, the other Plaintiffs, live in Yemen and are Yemeni nationals. (ECF No. 1, PageID.1, 15–16.) Kassim is married to Plaintiff

How the case ended

Docket
No. 5:25-cv-11336
Filed
May 7, 2025
Ended
July 28, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
447 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit authority

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