Legal Opinion
Doroodchi v. Blinken
District Court, District of Columbia
Decided July 7, 2025No. Civil Action No. 2024-3170Published
1Opinion of the Court
UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT FOR THE DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA LEILA DOROODCHI, et al., Plaintiffs, v. Case No. 24-cv-3170 (CRC) MARCO A. RUBIO, in his official capacity as Secretary of State, et al., Defendants. MEMORANDUM OPINION Iranian fashion designer Leila Doroodchi applied for an O1-B temporary work visa to lead a project for an arts and cultural center in Texas. Following an interview by a U.S. consular officer, Ms. Doroodchi’s application was first “refused” and then placed into “administrative processing” for further review. Seventeen months later, the State Department had yet to render…
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