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Rahiminejad v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaChristopher R. CooperDecided July 29, 2025No. 1:24-cv-03495

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Five months later, the State Department had yet to render a final decision.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Even if Plaintiff had cited to the analogous regulations for immigrant visas—22 C.F.R. § 42.63(b) and 22 C.F.R. § 42.81—they would not impose an additional duty on consular officers after issuing an INA § 221(g) refusal.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Rahiminejad contends that the delay in further adjudicating his initially refused application is unreasonable and has caused him irreparable injury.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
the Court will grant the government’s motion and dismiss this case.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and failure to state a claim under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The government moves to dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court will dismiss his complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
the Court will grant the government’s motion and dismiss this case.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court will dismiss his complaint.
Months pending 8 months from the application to the suit; 15.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Iranian entrepreneur Majid Rahiminejad applied for an EB-1A employment visa in April 2024.
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
Consequently, the Court finds that § 1202(b) does not create a discrete duty to further adjudicate Rahiminejad’s visa application.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Mr. Rahiminejad is an Iranian citizen

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-03495
Filed
December 16, 2024
Ended
July 30, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
226 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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