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Miao v. Noem

Eastern District of New YorkRamon E. Reyes Jr.Decided July 17, 2025No. 1:25-cv-01601

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Here, USCIS acted by sending Plaintiff an asylum interview notice on May 8, 2025.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
Plaintiff is a citizen of China, living in New York, who filed an I-589 application for asylum and withholding of removal dated June 27, 2017.
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Plaintiff then filed a complaint on March 21, 2025, for a Writ of Mandamus directing USCIS to conduct Plaintiff’s asylum interview.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Accordingly, this case is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
On June 24, 2025, the Court entered an Order to Show Cause directing Plaintiff to show cause by July 15, 2025, for why the case should not be dismissed as moot.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Court finds this complaint moot. Accordingly, this case is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Court finds this complaint moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
For the reasons set forth above, the Court finds this complaint moot. Accordingly, this case is dismissed without prejudice for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Months pending 92.8 months from the application to the suit; 94.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
Here, USCIS acted by sending Plaintiff an asylum interview notice on May 8, 2025.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Defendants have therefore provided the relief that Plaintiff sought and the maximum relief that he could have received. Plaintiff’s claim is thus moot.
Nationality China Read by a model
Plaintiff is a citizen of China

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-01601
Filed
March 21, 2025
Ended
July 18, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
119 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
order 2025-07-17 dismisses for want of jurisdiction; idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for defendant

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