POURSOHI

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 6 SEYED AMIR SINA MIRMOTALEB Case No. 21-cv-01960-TSH POURSOHI, et al., 8 Plaintiffs, ORDER RE: MOTION FOR SUMMARY JUDGMENT v. Re: Dkt. Nos. 24, 28,

ANTONY BLINKEN,

11 Defendant. 12 I. INTRODUCTION Pending before the Court is the Motion for Summary Judgment filed by Defendant Antony Blinken (“Defendant”). ECF No. 24. Plaintiffs filed an Opposition (ECF No. 26), and Defendant filed a Reply (ECF No. 27). Having considered the parties’ positions, relevant legal authority, and the record in this case, the Court GRANTS Defendant’s motion for the following reasons.1 II. BACKGROUND A. Overview of Immigrant Visa Processing A foreign citizen seeking to live permanently in the United States requires an immigrant visa. U.S. Dept. of State, Family Immigration, https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/us- visas/immigrate/family-immigration.html (last visited…