TAHERIAN V. BLINKEN CDCA CASE # 8:23-cv-01927-CJC-ADS

Taherian v. Blinken is a lawsuit we filed on behalf of 14 Iranian American families challenging what we call the DS-5535 Scheme. Pursuant to the instructions of Congress in 8 U.S.C. §1202(b), the State Department must allow immigrant visa applicants, before their interviews, to furnish the necessary information for consular officers to make decisions. However, State Department policy prevents visa applicants from early submission the DS-5535, Supplemental Questions for Visa Applicants. 

We argue the DS-5535 Scheme is contrary to law, and responsible for unreasonable, and thus, unlawful, delays for Iranian immigrants.