Legal Opinion
Thein v. Trump
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided January 23, 2026No. Civil Action No. 2025-2369Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA AYE AYE THEIN, et al., Plaintiffs, Civil Action No. 25 - 2369 (SLS) v. Judge Sparkle L. Sooknanan DONALD J. TRUMP, President of the United States, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION In late July 2025, fifty-five individuals selected for the chance to receive fiscal year 2025 diversity visas under the Immigration and Nationality Act,
8 U.S.C. §§ 1151(e), 1153(c)(1), and forty-seven of their derivative beneficiaries sued to compel the Department of State to process their visa applications. They alleged that the Department had either…
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