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HUSSAIN v. BAKER

District of ColumbiaSparkle L. SooknananDecided June 24, 2026No. 1:25-cv-03075

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Agency Department of State Read by a model
Since then, the Department of State has taken no further action on Dr. Hussain’s application.
Form or filing 221(g) (consular refusal); DS-260 (immigrant visa) Read by a model
In June 2021, Pakistani citizen Tamkin Hussain filed an application for an EB-2 visa, which provides a path to permanent residence for highly skilled foreign professionals.
What the suit asked for Finish 221(g) processing Read by a model
Dr. Hussain sued Natalie A. Baker, Chargé d’Affaires at the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan, and Marco Rubio, Secretary of State, seeking an order to compel them to adjudicate her visa application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 5.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
But here, the facts alleged in her Complaint are insufficient to state a claim for unreasonable delay. The Court must grant the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
In January 2026, the Defendants moved to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 5.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court grants Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, ECF No. 5.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
But here, the facts alleged in her Complaint are insufficient to state a claim for unreasonable delay. The Court must grant the Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Months pending 51.4 months from the application to the suit; 60.7 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On June 2, 2021, Dr. Hussain submitted all the necessary paperwork to apply for an EB-2 visa
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
Because this delay does not exceed what courts in this District recognize as reasonable, the first and second TRAC factors weigh in the Defendants’ favor.
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
“In similar cases—i.e., challenges to visa-application delays in which the complaint is silent about the effect of relief on other visa applicants—courts have held that this factor favors defendants.” Id. (collecting cases). The same is true here.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Pakistan Read by a model
Dr. Hussain is a citizen of Pakistan.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-03075
Filed
September 9, 2025
Ended
June 24, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
288 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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