Bahiraei v. Blinken

IN THE UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE NORTHERN DISTRICT OF ILLINOIS EASTERN DIVISION AFSHIN BAHIRAEI, et al., ) ) Plaintiffs, ) ) v. ) Case No. 22 C 7360 ) ANTONY BLINKEN, in his official capacity ) Judge Joan H. Lefkow as Secretary of State, United States ) Department of State, et al., ) ) Defendants. ) OPINION AND ORDER In this putative class action, plaintiffs challenge the alleged refusal of State Department consular officials to consider whether certain exemptions to “terrorist-related inadmissibility grounds” (TRIG) apply to visa applicants who involuntarily served in the Islamic…