Passim

Courts / Second Circuit

Southern District of New York

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group from this court, and the agency-delay suits filed there.

2,914 written decisions from 2,661 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided October 30, 2026. Updated November 3, 2026 at 1:24 a.m. CT; the Passim connector counts the live collection, which can differ by the day's additions and retirements (which total to quote). Coverage: of the 1,606 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,371 (85%), measured November 3, 2026. Some of what that search finds are not mandamus decisions. Tell us about a decision we're missing.

These are counts of past written decisions and dockets, not predictions of how any case will be decided. A distribution appears only when at least 5 decisions (or 5 dockets) are behind it; smaller groups are listed, not summarized. How it's counted.

How the decisions came out

This page counts 142 of the group's written decisions, from 134 cases; the newest of them was decided October 20, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.

142written decisions
134cases they come from
28decisions weigh the TRAC factors
27.2median months from the application to the suit

Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 8 other orders in those cases are listed with their case, not counted again. A motion to dismiss denied and a later judgment for the government count as the judgment. How decisions are grouped into cases.

Disposition, by case

  • Granted (either side's motion)6
  • Denied (either side's motion)10
  • Dismissed74
  • Dismissed in part; some claims go on6
  • Dismissed as moot9
  • Remanded to the agency5
  • Magistrate judge's recommendation1
  • Transferred to another court11
  • Stipulated or agreed order1
  • Discovery or record order2
  • Sanctions order1
  • Attorney's fees4
  • Other ruling2
  • Not recorded2

Prevailing party, by case

  • Applicant10
  • Government88
  • Each side in part9
  • Neither side26
  • Not recorded1

Months from the application to the suit

27.2 months at the median; half fall between 10.7 and 38.7. 54 cases state it.

5 of these are section 1447(b) naturalization suits, whose months run from the application; the statute's 120 days run from the interview, which these figures do not measure.

Months from the application to the court's decision

37.6 months at the median; half fall between 16.1 and 47.1. 71 decisions state it.

Leaves out the 15 decisions holding that the agency had acted: their months to the decision are not a delay.

What the suits asked for, by case

  • Decide the application40
  • Schedule an interview4
  • Finish 221(g) processing13
  • Decide the asylum application18
  • Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))5
  • Issue a work permit2
  • Some other action27
  • Not recorded25

Agency, by case

  • USCIS64
  • Department of State29
  • Not recorded25
  • ICE6
  • EOIR4
  • Department of Justice3
  • Department of Labor2
  • DHS1

Form or filing, by case

  • I-485 (adjustment of status)27
  • I-589 (asylum)18
  • 221(g) (consular refusal)14
  • DS-260 (immigrant visa)12
  • I-130 (relative petition)8
  • DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa)7
  • N-400 (naturalization)7
  • I-526 (investor petition)4
  • I-730 (refugee or asylee relative petition)3
  • I-140 (immigrant worker petition)2
  • I-360 (special immigrant petition)2
  • I-765 (EAD)2

Decisions by year

Download these 142 decisions as a spreadsheet (CSV).

Examples

The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.

How agency-delay suits ended

Most suits end without a written decision: the agency acts and the parties dismiss. These counts come from the docket record (the federal courts' Integrated Database and CourtListener) and count every mandamus, APA and section 1447(b) suit against any immigration agency, whatever year it was filed. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.

2,734suits in the docket record
2,633have ended
101still pending
78median days from the suit's filing to its end

How the ended suits ended

  • Ended once the agency actedThe plaintiff dismissed, the parties stipulated to dismissal, or the court dismissed as moot: how suits end once the agency decides. The docket rarely says why, or whether the agency approved or denied.1,822
  • Dismissed, ground not recordedThe court dismissed and the record gives no ground: it can be a dismissal as moot after the agency acted, for want of prosecution, or a loss.659
  • TransferredMoved to another district court.63
  • Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.61
  • Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.17
  • Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).7
  • Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.4

Days from the suit's filing to its end

78 days at the median; half fall between 56 and 143. 2,633 dockets state it.

Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted

75 days at the median; half fall between 56 and 126. 1,822 dockets state it.

148 of these suits have a written decision in the group.

Download the 2,734 suits in the docket record as a spreadsheet (CSV).