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Hashmi v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Eastern District of VirginiaDecided April 1, 2026No. 1:25-cv-01957

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
This injury is traceable to USCIS, which has the power to grant or deny such status.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Forms I-485, Application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status (the “Adjustment Applications”).
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs seek to compel adjudication of their Adjustment Application by USCIS.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDERED that Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 11) is GRANTED;
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
On February 4, 2026, Defendants filed their Motion to Dismiss for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (the “Motion”).
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
the Complaint (Dkt. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Dkt. 11) is GRANTED
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
In sum, the Court does not have jurisdiction to hear this case and must dismiss Plaintiffs’ Complaint.
Months pending 36.4 months from the application to the suit; 41.2 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On October 24, 2022, Hashmi filed her Adjustment Application pursuant to an approved Form I-140, Immigrant Petition for Alien Workers, sponsored by her employer, Harry’s of America.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-01957
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 19)
Filed
November 4, 2025
Ended
April 1, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
148 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2026-04-01 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Fourth Circuit authority

District decisions bind no one. On the questions this decision raises, the Supreme Court decisions and the circuit's published decisions listed here bind this court; a circuit disposition marked nonprecedential was not published as precedent and is persuasive only. ImmCite status as read November 14, 2026. Check the current status before relying on one.