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Adjei v. US Department of State

District of ConnecticutJanet C. HallDecided September 24, 2025No. 3:24-cv-01311

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The petitions were approved by U.S. immigration authorities in August 2013, and forwarded to the National Visa Center (“NVC”) to prepare for adjudication by the Embassy.
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Plaintiffs claim that defendants unduly delayed processing Mr. K. Saarah’s request for an immigrant visa, thereby violating plaintiffs’ statutory right to adjudication within a reasonable time frame under the APA and necessitating relief under the Mandamus Act.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs claim that defendants unduly delayed processing Mr. K. Saarah’s request for an immigrant visa, thereby violating plaintiffs’ statutory right to adjudication within a reasonable time frame under the APA and necessitating relief under the Mandamus Act.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
RULING ON DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS (DOC. NO. 20)
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Even if the doctrine does not pose a jurisdictional bar and preclusion of a claim under the doctrine is strictly a question of the sufficiency of the pleading under Rule 12(b)(6), see Gharedaghi, 2025 WL 2300763, at *4, plaintiffs fail to state a claim.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Now 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
For the reasons stated above, the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 20) is granted. Plaintiffs’ Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 20) is granted. Plaintiffs’ Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. No. 20) is granted. Plaintiffs’ Complaint is dismissed with prejudice.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Thus, a claim based on due process fails to state a claim because of the doctrine of consular nonreviewability.
Months pending 147 months from the application to the suit; 160.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
In May 2012, Mr. E. Adjei, a naturalized U.S. citizen residing in East Hartford, Connecticut, filed simultaneous immigrant visa applications
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 3. Human health and welfareneutral
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedneutral
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
In light of the above, it does not appear that any of the factors weigh in plaintiffs’ favor. With respect to the first factor, plaintiffs’ only pleading that defendants are not following a rule of reason is that defendants have treated allegedly “identical” visa applications differently.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
The court lacks the power to order defendants to decide Mr. K. Saarah’s Petition over other applicants.
Threshold rulings APA adequate-remedy bar applied (mandamus claim fails); Consular nonreviewability applied Read by a model
Plaintiffs cannot plead that they lack another adequate remedy at law because the APA provides such remedy, even if their APA pleadings fail on the merits.
I-130 category Family preference Read by a model
As a result of visa backlogs for adult unmarried children of U.S. citizens, the NVC did not begin processing plaintiffs’ cases until 2019.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Adjei v. US Department of State September 24, 2025 Janet C. Hall Dismissed
Adjei v. US Department of StateThis decision September 24, 2025 Janet C. Hall Dismissed
Adjei v. US Department of State October 9, 2025 Janet C. Hall Dismissed
Adjei v. US Department of StateThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted October 9, 2025 Janet C. Hall Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:24-cv-01311
Filed
August 14, 2024
Ended
September 26, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
408 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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