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Ibrahim v. Spera

District of ColumbiaAmy Berman JacksonDecided September 6, 2024No. 1:23-cv-03563

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, is unable to conclude processing of your immigrant visa application at this time due to one of the checked reasons below.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
The U.S. Consulate General, Johannesburg, is unable to conclude processing of your immigrant visa application at this time due to one of the checked reasons below. Further action in your case has been suspended under 221(g) of the United States Immigration and Nationality Act.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiff asks the Court, pursuant to the APA, the INA, and the Mandamus Act, 28 U.S.C. § 1361, to issue an order mandating that defendants process his visa application within fifteen days or as soon as reasonably possible.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
defendant’s motion to dismiss [Dkt. # 6] will be GRANTED in accordance with the notice of supplemental authority.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
For all of these reasons, then, defendant’s motion to dismiss [Dkt. # 6] will be GRANTED in accordance with the notice of supplemental authority.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On January 29, 2024, defendants filed a motion to dismiss the petition
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Having reviewed the supplemental authority and the record in this case, the Court agrees that the decision in Karimova requires the dismissal of this action, and defendants’ motion to dismiss will be GRANTED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Having reviewed the supplemental authority and the record in this case, the Court agrees that the decision in Karimova requires the dismissal of this action, and defendants’ motion to dismiss will be GRANTED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
the Court agrees that the decision in Karimova requires the dismissal of this action
Months pending 29.5 months from the application to the suit; 38.7 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Plaintiff, a citizen of Somalia living in South Africa, asserts that he was interviewed by the U.S. Consulate General in June of 2021
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
But even if one ignored Count One and just considered Count Two, which asks the Court to order the consulate to perform its nondiscretionary duty under the INA to adjudicate all visas “through conclusion,” Pl.’s Resp. at 1, the claim must be dismissed.
Nationality Somalia Read by a model
Plaintiff, a citizen of Somalia living in South Africa

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-03563
Filed
November 30, 2023
Ended
October 1, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
306 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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