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AL AJRASH v. Secretary, U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE

Southern District of OhioMichael R. BarrettDecided May 13, 2025No. 1:25-cv-01507

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
As the Court previously noted, Al Ajrash’s visa interviews took place at the United States Embassies in Baghdad, Iraq, and Ankara, Turkey, and there is no indication that any processing, review, or other administrative action has occurred in the Southern District of Ohio.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Al Ajrash is an Iraqi national and an applicant for EB-2 and O-1A United States visas.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
She seeks mandamus relief in the form of a Courtimposed deadline by which Defendants must fully adjudicate her visa applications.
Kind of order A transfer order Read by a model
this matter is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
On April 29, 2025, the Court ordered Plaintiff Saja Modher Nabat Al Ajrash to show cause, within fourteen days, why this mandamus action should not be transferred due to improper venue.
Disposition Transferred to another court An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
this matter is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
this matter is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
this matter is TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Columbia, pursuant to 28 U.S.C. § 1406(a).
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Iraq Read by a model
Al Ajrash is an Iraqi national

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-01507
Filed
May 15, 2025
Ended
May 16, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
1 days
How it ended
Transferred
From the record
transfer order 2025-05-16

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