Ebrahimi v. Blinken

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION SAMANEH EBRAHIMI, et al. ) ) Plaintiffs-Petitioners, ) ) Case No. 23 C 3867 v. ) ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow ANTONY J. BLINKEN, in his official ) capacity as Secretary of State, et al., ) ) Defendants-Respondents. ) OPINION AND ORDER Samaneh Ebrahimi and her father Akbar Ebrahimi petition for a writ of mandamus and seek declaratory and injunctive relief against United States Secretary of State Antony Blinken, United States Assistant Secretary for Consular Affairs Rena Bitter, and Counsel General of the…