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GHAFFARI AJRABADI v. RUBIO

District of ColumbiaAmit P. MehtaDecided June 18, 2026No. 1:25-cv-02142

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
A consular officer at the Embassy interviewed Fahimeh in April 2024, refused her application under § 221(g), and placed it into administrative processing.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
The noncitizen relative must then submit additional paperwork, such as a Form DS-260, and application fees to NVC.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek to compel Defendants to adjudicate Fahimeh’s visa application within 30 days.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 6, is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants primarily move to dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move to dismiss the case for, among other grounds, failure to state a claim of unreasonable delay.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 6, is granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 6, is granted.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
After weighing all the TRAC factors, the court finds that Plaintiffs have failed to state a claim for unreasonable delay under the APA. Plaintiffs’ mandamus claim also is dismissed because the APA provides an adequate remedy at law.
Months pending 14.6 months from the application to the suit; 26.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
A consular officer at the Embassy interviewed Fahimeh in April 2024, refused her application under § 221(g), and placed it into administrative processing.
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 government
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the government
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
The first two factors thus weigh in favor of Defendants.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
No matter where Fahimeh lies in the queue, the relief she and her husband seek would “inevitably entail a ‘judicial reordering’ of the Department’s priorities.”
Threshold rulings APA adequate-remedy bar applied (mandamus claim fails) Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ mandamus claim also is dismissed because the APA provides an adequate remedy at law.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Miad is a United States citizen and the petitioner of a Form I-130 filed on behalf of his wife, Fahimeh, an Iranian national.
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Miad is a United States citizen and the petitioner of a Form I-130 filed on behalf of his wife, Fahimeh, an Iranian national.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-02142
Filed
July 3, 2025
Ended
June 18, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
350 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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