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Prajapati v. Edlow (MAG+)

Middle District of AlabamaKelly Fitzgerald PateDecided February 23, 2026No. 1:25-cv-00271

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
The U Visa program is administered by USCIS.
Form or filing I-765 (EAD); I-918 (U visa); I-918A Read by a model
Plaintiffs claim they applied for the U Visa on April 24, 2023, and cite to attached I-918 and I-918A receipt notices
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs are seeking to compel Defendant to make a determination for their U Visa petitions, but Defendant has already made a determination.
Kind of order A magistrate judge's recommendation Read by a model
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 15) and supporting brief (Doc. 16).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Defendant’s Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 15) and supporting brief (Doc. 16).
Disposition Magistrate judge's recommendation A magistrate judge's report and recommendation. The district judge decides whether to adopt it, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
RECOMMENDATION OF THE MAGISTRATE JUDGE
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Thus, by issuing the BFD determination and waitlist determination, USCIS has delivered the relief Plaintiffs have requested, and for this reason, Plaintiffs’ claims are moot and due to be dismissed.
Months pending 31.2 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
on November 28, 2025, USCIS sent notices to Plaintiffs notifying them that it had denied their Forms I-918 and I-918A.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Thus, by issuing the BFD determination and waitlist determination, USCIS has delivered the relief Plaintiffs have requested, and for this reason, Plaintiffs’ claims are moot and due to be dismissed.
U visa claims Bona fide determination: moot: the agency acted; Waiting list: moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Thus, by issuing the BFD determination and waitlist determination, USCIS has delivered the relief Plaintiffs have requested, and for this reason, Plaintiffs’ claims are moot and due to be dismissed.
Nationality India Read by a model
Plaintiffs Mukeshkumar Prajapati and K.P allege that they are natives and citizens of India.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-00271
Filed
April 9, 2025
Ended
March 16, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
341 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit authority

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