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Chirino Terrero v. Montgomery

Northern District of TexasBrantley David StarrDecided February 9, 2026

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Joseph Edlow, Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (collectively, “Defendants”), to adjudicate her pending I-485 application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
her pending I-485 application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
to adjudicate her pending I-485 application to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Court therefore DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE this action.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Plaintiff Yilena Chirino Terrero’s Amended Complaint for Writ of Mandamus and Declaratory Relief.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DISMISSES WITHOUT PREJUDICE this action for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
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
Here, even upon repleading, Ms. Terrero failed to identify any statutory authority demonstrating that the government lacks discretion regarding the actions she challenges.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Chirino Terrero v. Montgomery et al January 8, 2026 Brantley Starr Dismissed
Chirino Terrero v. MontgomeryThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted February 9, 2026 Brantley David Starr Dismissed

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