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Su v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Northern District of IndianaPhilip P. SimonDecided April 29, 2026No. 2:25-cv-00541

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Instead, she seeks an order compelling USCIS to simply make a decision one way or the other on her application.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
She was granted asylee status on April 30, 2024, and filed a Form I-485 application on approximately December 13, 2024.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Instead, she seeks an order compelling USCIS to simply make a decision one way or the other on her application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss [DE 5] is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
For the above mentioned reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss [DE 5] is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss [DE 5] is GRANTED
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the above mentioned reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss [DE 5] is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the above mentioned reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss [DE 5] is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss [DE 5] is GRANTED and this case is DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE for lack of jurisdiction.
Months pending 12.1 months from the application to the suit; 16.5 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
filed a Form I-485 application on approximately December 13, 2024.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar applied Read by a model
In other words, by making it clear that DHS has the discretion to adjust Su’s status, it is also clear that there is 5 discretionary authority to trigger section 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii)’s jurisdictional bar.
Nationality China Read by a model
Pro se Plaintiff, Yu Su, is a Chinese citizen.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:25-cv-00541
Filed
December 1, 2025
Ended
April 29, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
149 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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