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Kangarloo v. Pompeo

District of ColumbiaCarl John NicholsDecided August 7, 2020No. 1:20-cv-00354

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
The consular officer refused him a visa because the application needed further processing.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
Immediatel y upon completion of the interview, the consular officer refused Imanifouladi’s visa application under section 221(g) of the Immigration and Naturalization Act(INA) , 8 U.S.C. §1201(g) , pending further administrative processing.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask the Court to compel the government to adjudicate the waiver application, arguing that the delay either violates the APA, id.¶¶56–63, or warrants a writ of mandamus, id.¶¶49–55.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Court therefore grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The government move s to dismiss, arguing that the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction and that the Petition fails to state a claim.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The Court therefore grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Court therefore grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Court therefore grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
For those reasons, Plaintiffs have not stated a claim for unreasonable delay under either the APA or the Mandamus Act. The Court therefore grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Months pending 17.8 months from the application to the suit; 23.8 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Kangarloo applied for a waiver on Imanifouladi’s behalf on August14, 2018
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
The first two factors weigh in the government’s favor.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
Nevertheless, Plaintiffs have not provided an adequate reasonwhy the Court should compel the government to give Imanifouladi preferential treatment over other applicants simply becausehe filed a lawsuit .
Threshold rulings Consular nonreviewability rejected; Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
The Court agrees that the doctrine of consular nonreviewability does not bar challenges to the government’s failure to issue a final decision on a waiver application under the Proclamation.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Imanifouladi is an Iranian citizen living in Iran.
212(f) proclamation Proclamation 9645 Read by a model
As relevant here, the President issued Presidential Proclamation 9645 on September 24, 2017
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Plaintiff Tara Kangarloo, a United States citizen residin g in Virginia, married Imanifouladi in 2015and shortly thereafter applied for an I -130 visa for her new husband.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:20-cv-00354
Filed
February 7, 2020
Ended
August 7, 2020
Suit's filing to its end
182 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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