Al-Shakliah v. Rubio

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA NASSER AL-SHAKLIAH, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Civil Action No. 25-3870 (JEB) MARCO RUBIO, Secretary of State, Defendant. MEMORANDUM OPINION Plaintiffs are two unrelated families — nationals of Yemen and Sudan — who sought visas to come to the United States to reunite with loved ones and to pursue opportunity. Each navigated through the ordinary process abroad: they submitted applications, appeared for consular interviews, and, after periods of administrative processing, were informed that their visas had been approved. That success,…