Hope v. Department of State

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA MAUI HOPE, Plaintiff, Civil Action No. 25 - 654 (SLS) v. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan EMBASSY OF THE UNITED STATES, DUSHANBE, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Maui Hope is a not-for-profit organization based in Hawaii. In 2023, it sought to employ Shavkat Hoshimov, a citizen of Tajikistan. But after a consular officer interviewed Mr. Hoshimov, the officer denied his application for an H-1B visa. The officer concluded that Mr. Hoshimov had previously worked in the United States without authorization and willfully misrepresented the…