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Khoshnevisan v. United States Department of State

District of ColumbiaMcFaddenDecided June 14, 2024No. 1:23-cv-03580

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Although he completed his visa application and sat for an interview, Mr. Khoshnevisan’s application was refused by the U.S. Embassy in Abu Dhabi, UAE, because he was “ineligible to receive a visa under Section 212(a)(3)(B) of the INA.”
Form or filing DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
and now seeks readmission on an immigrant visa through an I-130 Alien Relative Petition
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
They ask that the Court order the Government “to provide sufficient explanation of the evidence that supports its finding that Mr. Khoshnevisan is involved in terrorist activities.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
So the Court will grant the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
So the Court will grant the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
So the Court will grant the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
So the Court will grant the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
So the Court will grant the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
So the Court will grant the Government’s Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 17.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability applied Read by a model
Because the visa refusal implicates no constitutional right, the exception to consular nonreviewability does not apply. And so the Khoshnevisans’ claims are not judicially cognizable.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Her father remains an Iranian resident and national.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Hanyeh Khoshnevisan is a naturalized American citizen who was born in Iran. Compl. ¶¶ 8–9, ECF No. 1. Her father remains an Iranian resident and national.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:23-cv-03580
Filed
December 1, 2023
Ended
June 14, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
196 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and D.C. Circuit authority

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