Hesamaldin Balali and Layla Balali v. U.S. Embassy Yerevan, U.S. Department of State, Marco Rubio, and Pamela Bondi

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT DISTRICT OF CONNECTICUT HESAMALDIN BALALI AND LAYLA ) 3:25-CV-00144 (SVN) BALALI, ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) ) U.S. EMBASSY YEREVAN, U.S. ) January 30, 2026 DEPARTMENT OF STATE, MARCO ) RUBIO, AND PAMELA BONDI, ) Defendants. ) ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS COMPLAINT AND PETITION FOR WRIT OF MANDAMUS Sarala V. Nagala, United States District Judge. In this immigration-related action, Plaintiffs Layla and Hesamaldin Balali, a married couple, seek declaratory relief and a writ of mandamus in relation to an allegedly unreasonable delay in the processing of…