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Nikjooy v. Blinken

District of ColumbiaLoren L. AliKhanDecided September 12, 2025No. 1:24-cv-01989

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What the decision decided

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Plaintiff Afsaneh Nikjooy, a citizen of Iran and a professor at the Iran University of Medical Sciences, seeks to compel Defendant Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as U.S. Secretary of State, to adjudicate her nonimmigrant visa application.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
In December 2022, Professor Nikjooy filed a Form DS-160 Application to secure a B-1/B-2 visa to attend a conference in the United States.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
After the interview, Professor Nikjooy was informed that her visa had been refused under Section 221(g) for further administrative processing.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, it is hereby ORDERED that the Secretary’s motion to dismiss, ECF No. 5, is GRANTED with respect to Count I and DENIED with respect to Counts II and III.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The Secretary has moved to dismiss Professor Nikjooy’s complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Secretary has moved to dismiss Professor Nikjooy’s complaint under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
the court will allow Professor Nikjooy to proceed with Counts II and III of her complaint.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
the court will allow Professor Nikjooy to proceed with Counts II and III of her complaint.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
the court will allow Professor Nikjooy to proceed with Counts II and III of her complaint.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
the court will dismiss Professor Nikjooy’s claim premised on Section 706(2) of the APA (Count I), because Section 706(2) is limited to “final agency action,” which has not yet occurred here.
Months pending 19 months from the application to the suit; 32.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
In December 2022, Professor Nikjooy filed a Form DS-160 Application to secure a B-1/B-2 visa to attend a conference in the United States.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected; Duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal found Read by a model
Accordingly, her case is not barred by the doctrine of consular nonreviewability.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiff Afsaneh Nikjooy, a citizen of Iran

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Nikjooy v. BlinkenThis decision September 12, 2025 Loren L. AliKhan Dismissed in part; some claims go on
NIKJOOY v. RUBIOThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted June 23, 2026 Loren L. AliKhan Dismissed as moot

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:24-cv-01989
Filed
July 9, 2024
Ended
June 23, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
714 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
order 2026-06-23 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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