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Hojjatoleslami v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaJohn D. BatesDecided July 30, 2025No. 1:24-cv-02871

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Any injury Hojjatoleslami has suffered from State Department officials’ failure to act on her visa application is not fairly traceable to Justice Department officials simply because the latter enforce laws in the same general area of immigration.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
In May 2024, Nadia Hojjatoleslami and her husband interviewed for nonimmigrant visas at the U.S. consulate in Frankfurt, Germany.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Hojjatoleslami, believing her application has been in administrative processing for an unreasonably long period, asks this Court to compel certain U.S. government officials to act, namely by reevaluating her visa application in light of the supplemental information that she has provided.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court grants the motion to dismiss without prejudice.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The defendants move to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6) on three grounds.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The defendants filed a motion to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court grants the motion to dismiss without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For these reasons, the Court will grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For these reasons, the Court will grant the defendants’ motion to dismiss the complaint.
Months pending 5 months from the application to the suit; 17.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
In February 2024, Zahedi applied for the E-2 investor visa on behalf of himself and Hojjatoleslami so he could establish in the United States an asset-management and investment company focused on real estate.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the applicant
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the applicant
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
Therefore, the first two TRAC factors weigh against Hojjatoleslami.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
The fourth factor—whether granting relief would involve fast-tracking one application ahead of applications of higher or competing priority—also disfavors Hojjatoleslami.
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected Read by a model
But the plaintiff’s claim is about the timing of her visa application—a territory to which consular nonreviewability does not extend.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Nadia Hojjatoleslami is an Iranian citizen and a permanent resident of Germany.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-02871
Filed
October 9, 2024
Ended
July 30, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
294 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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