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Asked of Claude with the Passim connector on November 13, 2026. The answer is shortened, and the decision links open their pages here.

Which courts have rejected the government's section 1252(a)(2)(B) argument in I-485 delay suits since 2025, and did those plaintiffs go on to win?

Passim found 38 written decisions since January 2025 in I-485 delay suits where a district court rejected a section 1252(a)(2)(B) argument, at least in part. Getting past the bar didn't settle the case: the applicant prevailed in 14, the government in 12, and 9 were split. Where the decision states it, the application had been pending a median of 14.8 months (half between 12 and 23.6).

Ghassemibouyaghchi v. Edlow (N.D. Cal., Sept. 8, 2026) denied both motions to dismiss, noting that courts in the district have for years unanimously held that USCIS has a nondiscretionary duty to adjudicate I-485 applications.
Dissanayake Mudiyanselage v. Edlow (S.D. Ohio, Aug. 28, 2026) granted a preliminary injunction at 10.4 months, finding every TRAC factor it reached in the applicants' favor.
Goyal v. U.S. Department of Homeland Security (W.D. Wash., Oct. 14, 2026) rejected the bar but dismissed at 15.9 months, without prejudice, because more delay could later become unreasonable.
Carbajal Pichardo v. Edlow (N.D. Tex., Oct. 6, 2026) went the other way on the I-485: it dismissed those claims for lack of jurisdiction and kept only the I-130 claims.

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