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Halhouli v. United States Department of State

District of NebraskaBrian C. BuescherDecided August 12, 2025No. 8:25-cv-00223

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The State Department conducted Fatima Omar Abusamri’s visa interview on or about April 21, 2024.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Ms. ABUSAMRI appeared for her consular interview at the U.S. Embassy in Amman and applied for an IR1 immigrant visa on April 21, 2024. On the same date, the consular officer refused Ms. ABUSAMRI visa application under INA § 221(g), 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g).
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
The relief requested in the Complaint is focused on forcing completion of administrative processing, obtaining a final adjudication of the visa application, and obtaining issuance of the visa.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Upon the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Filing 10, is granted for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because Plaintiff's claims are moot, but the Motion is otherwise denied as moot.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Upon the foregoing, IT IS ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, Filing 10, is granted for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because Plaintiff's claims are moot, but the Motion is otherwise denied as moot.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants filed the Motion to Dismiss now before the Court on June 16, 2025, seeking dismissal of Halhouli’s Complaint pursuant to Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
As explained below, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss is granted as to lack of subject-matter jurisdiction because Plaintiff’s claims are moot, and this case is dismissed in its entirety.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Such claims are moot where the consular officer already refused the visa application.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
The consular officer’s refusal of Halhouli’s spouse’s application after the consular interview moots Halhouli’s claims because the agency has already provided the final determination Halhouli seeks.
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Halhouli’s claims based on delay of and failure to make a final decision—whether framed as APA claims or due process claims—are moot.
Months pending 11.2 months from the application to the suit; 0 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
Ms. ABUSAMRI appeared for her consular interview at the U.S. Embassy in Amman and applied for an IR1 immigrant visa on April 21, 2024. On the same date, the consular officer refused Ms. ABUSAMRI visa application under INA § 221(g), 8 U.S.C. § 1201(g).
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
The consular officer’s refusal of Halhouli’s spouse’s application after the consular interview moots Halhouli’s claims because the agency has already provided the final determination Halhouli seeks.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Ms. ABUSAMRI appeared for her consular interview at the U.S. Embassy in Amman and applied for an IR1 immigrant visa on April 21, 2024.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:25-cv-00223
Filed
March 27, 2025
Ended
August 12, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
138 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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