Ahmed Abdo Gunid and Mohammed Akram Abdullah Alothmani v. Marco Rubio, in his official capacity as United States Secretary of State, et al.

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION AHMED ABDO GUNID and MOHAM- ) MED AKRAM ABDULLAH ALO- ) THMANI, ) ) Case No. 24-cv-11116 Plaintiffs, ) ) Honorable Joan B. Gottschall v. ) ) MARCO RUBIO, in his official capacity ) as UNITED STATES SECRETARY OF ) STATE, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) MEMORANDUM OPINION AND ORDER United States citizens like plaintiff Ahmed Abdo Gunid may sponsor their relatives’ applications for a “family preference” visa, which allows the relative and, as most relevant to this litigation, the relative’s children to emigrate…