Catarina Almeida Porfirio v. Markwayne Mullin, Secretary of Homeland Security, et al.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA CATARINA ALMEIDA PORFIRIO, : : Plaintiff, : Civil Action No.: 25-4055 (RC) : v. : Re Document No.: 5 : MARKWAYNE MULLIN, Secretary of : Homeland Security, et al., : : Defendants. : MEMORANDUM OPINION GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO TRANSFER AND DENYING WITHOUT PREJUDICE DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS I. INTRODUCTION Plaintiff Catarina Almeida Porfirio, a citizen of Brazil who resides in Utah, challenges the denial of her visa. She had filed an I-140 petition seeking classification as an alien of extraordinary ability in the field of…