Mandamus and agency-delay decisions
Federal district court decisions in suits asking a court to make an immigration agency act: USCIS, the State Department and its consulates, the National Visa Center. Filter by court, judge, agency, form, outcome and threshold ruling, and open any decision to see what it held and how the case ended.
3,016 written decisions from 2,750 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 13, 2026. Updated November 14, 2026 at 3:54 p.m. CT. Of the 1,617 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,406 (87%), 1,039 of them in this group, measured November 14, 2026. Tell us about a decision we're missing.
Disposition
- Granted (either side's motion)181
- Granted in part69
- Denied (either side's motion)124
- Government's motion denied; the case goes on118
- Dismissed1,259
- Dismissed in part; some claims go on173
- Dismissed as moot240
- Remanded to the agency106
- Magistrate judge's recommendation86
- Transferred to another court81
- Stipulated or agreed order43
- Discovery or record order27
- Procedural order20
- Sanctions order2
- Attorney's fees37
- Other ruling8
- Not recorded176
Prevailing party
- Applicant318
- Government1,502
- Each side in part259
- Neither side499
- Not recorded172
Agency
- USCIS1,521
- Department of State739
- Not recorded222
- ICE117
- DHS40
- Department of Justice36
Form or filing
3,016 decisions, 1 to 50 shown. The counts above count 2,750 cases once each, by the latest decision.
| Decision | Court | Judge | Decided | Agency | Form | Disposition | Prevailing party | Pending at filing (months) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gonzalez v. USCIS | S.D. Tex. | John Ge Marck | November 13, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed | Government | 52.6 |
| Berenjian v. US Citizenship & Immigration Services | S.D. Tex. | Andrew S. Hanen | November 13, 2026 | USCIS | I-129 | Dismissed | Government | 3.5 |
| Doe v. USCIS | S.D. Tex. | David Hittner | November 13, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Al Ibrahim v. Rubio | D.D.C. | Sparkle L. Sooknanan | November 12, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government | 37.4 |
| Chandane v. Rubio | D.D.C. | Christopher Reid Cooper | November 12, 2026 | Department of State | DS-160 | Dismissed as moot | Government | 1 |
| Stepanyan v. U.S. Attorney General | S.D. Cal. | Janis Lynn Sammartino | November 10, 2026 | CBP | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | ||
| Maslat v. Mullin | S.D. Tex. | Lee Hyman Rosenthal | November 10, 2026 | Not recorded | I-130 | Stipulated or agreed order | Neither side | |
| Chaudhari v. Edlow | N.D. Ala. | Charles Lynwood Smith Jr. | November 10, 2026 | USCIS | I-918 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | 17.3 |
| Du v. Bondi | D.D.C. | Sparkle L. Sooknanan | November 10, 2026 | Department of State | DS-160, 221(g) | Not recorded | Not recorded | |
| Gupta v. Noem | D.D.C. | Amit Priyavadan Mehta | November 10, 2026 | USCIS | I-526E | Dismissed | Government | 30.5 |
| Yslas v. Secretary of the Department of Homeland Security | E.D. Mich. | Laurie Jill Michelson | November 10, 2026 | USCIS | I-130 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Mosed Ahmed v. Attorney General Of The United States | S.D. Ohio | Matthew Walden McFarland | November 6, 2026 | USCIS | I-130 | Dismissed | Government | 18.4 |
| Vargas Gutierrez v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services | N.D. Tex. | Brantley David Starr | November 6, 2026 | Not recorded | I-485 | Dismissed | Government | |
| San Millan v. Collins | W.D. Tex. | Andrew B. Davis | November 5, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Denied in the government's favor | Government | |
| Monfil v. Mullin | S.D.N.Y. | Kenneth M. Karas | November 5, 2026 | USCIS | I-360 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Fang v. Rubio | D.D.C. | Reggie B. Walton | November 5, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government | 6.2 |
| Liu v. Rubio | D.D.C. | Christopher Reid Cooper | November 4, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government | 6.7 |
| Bateneva v. Secretary, Department of … | M.D. Fla. | Kyle C. Dudek | November 3, 2026 | USCIS | I-130 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Erulandi v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | N.D. Ohio | Patricia Anne Gaughan | November 2, 2026 | USCIS | I-914, I-914A | Dismissed | Government | 15.4 |
| Sanchez Cruz v. Mullin | W.D. Wash. | John H. Chun | November 2, 2026 | USCIS | I-130 | Denied in the government's favor | Government | |
| Wang v. Edlow | N.D. Cal. | Thomas S. Hixson | November 2, 2026 | USCIS | I-485, I-730 | Government's motion denied; the case goes on | Applicant | 13.8 |
| Jamdar v. Edlow | N.D. Cal. | Beth Labson Freeman | October 30, 2026 | Not recorded | I-485 | Discovery or record order | Neither side | |
| Velasquez Hernandez v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | D. Md. | Julie Rebecca Rubin | October 29, 2026 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Cheptanaru v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | D. Nev. | Jennifer Anna Dorsey | October 28, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Cuevas Morgan v. Edlow | M.D. Ga. | Leslie Abrams Gardner | October 28, 2026 | Not recorded | Dismissed | Government | ||
| Singh v. Bondi | N.D. Cal. | Ajay S. Krishnan | October 28, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Granted in the government's favor | Government | |
| Singh v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security | D. Md. | Julie Rebecca Rubin | October 28, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Feng v. United States Department of State | D. Md. | Erin Aslan | October 27, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government | 6 |
| Navid Safavi v. Pamela Bondi | C.D. Cal. | Karen E. Scott | October 26, 2026 | USCIS | N-400 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | 25.8 |
| Khaboshan v. U.S. Department of State | D.D.C. | Sparkle L. Sooknanan | October 26, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed as moot | Government | 22.5 |
| Siddiqui v. Edlow | N.D. Tex. | Brantley David Starr | October 23, 2026 | Not recorded | I-485 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Singh v. USCIS et al. | E.D. Cal. | Allison Claire | October 23, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Magistrate judge's recommendation | Neither side | 5.9 |
| Bogans v. Rubio | E.D. Va. | Michael S. Nachmanoff | October 22, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government | 51.3 |
| Sluev v. Rubio | D.D.C. | Amit Priyavadan Mehta | October 22, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Moreno Rivera v. Edlow | S.D. Tex. | David Hittner | October 22, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed | Government | 87.6 |
| Silva Gonzalez v. Edlow | N.D. Ill. | Virginia Mary Kendall | October 22, 2026 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Trevino Villegas v. Mullin et al. | S.D. Tex. | Ignacio Torteya, III | October 21, 2026 | DHS | Magistrate judge's recommendation | Neither side | ||
| Azizi v. Rubi | E.D. Va. | Rossie David Alston Jr. | October 21, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government | 2.3 |
| Chaudhari v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | M.D. Tenn. | Eli Jeremy Richardson | October 21, 2026 | USCIS | I-765, I-918 | Dismissed | Government | 5.7 |
| Jacobs v. USCIS | E.D. Cal. | Jeremy D. Peterson | October 21, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Magistrate judge's recommendation | Neither side | 15.3 |
| Malik v. Wilson | E.D. Cal. | Jennifer L. Thurston | October 21, 2026 | USCIS | I-130 | Denied in the government's favor | Government | 41.8 |
| Lashkari v. Rubio | N.D. Cal. | Kandis A. Westmore | October 21, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part | 12.8 |
| Zhou v. United States Department of State | S.D.N.Y. | George B. Daniels | October 20, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Transferred to another court | Neither side | |
| Saribekyan v. Garland | E.D. Cal. | Dale Alan Drozd | October 19, 2026 | Not recorded | Dismissed | Government | ||
| Mubarak Ali v. USCIS | E.D. Cal. | Carolyn K. Delaney | October 19, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Magistrate judge's recommendation | Neither side | 50.6 |
| Acosta Reynoso v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services | M.D. Fla. | Kathryn Kimball Mizelle | October 17, 2026 | USCIS | I-485, I-765 | Dismissed | Government | |
| Behdin et al. v. Edlow | N.D. Cal. | Susan G. Van Keulen | October 16, 2026 | USCIS | I-765 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Serikbay et al. v. Mullin et al. | D. Ariz. | Not recorded | October 16, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Kharchenko v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security | W.D.N.C. | Matthew E. Orso | October 16, 2026 | USCIS | I-589 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Mir v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security | D. Mass. | Paul G. Levenson | October 16, 2026 | ICE | DS-260, I-90 | Dismissed | Government |
Months pending at filing run from the application. In a section 1447(b) naturalization suit the statute's 120 days run from the interview instead, which these months do not measure. Where the agency acted before the decision, the months at decision run to that action where the decision dates it; otherwise only the months at filing are given.
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