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Mokone v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Eastern District of MissouriDecided March 27, 2026No. 4:25-cv-00566

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
He then sued USCIS and other individuals (collectively, “USCIS”) for unreasonably delaying the adjudication of these forms.
Form or filing I-360 (special immigrant petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Ratlale David Mokone, a self-represented litigant, filed an I-485 application and an I-360 petition with United States Citizenship and Immigration Services.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
He then sued USCIS and other individuals (collectively, “USCIS”) for unreasonably delaying the adjudication of these forms.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Court reviewed USCIS’s motion and grants it because the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Mokone’s claims.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
USCIS filed a motion to dismiss under Federal Rules of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) and 12(b)(6), arguing that (i) the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Mokone’s claims, and (ii) Mokone fails to state claims upon which the Court can grant relief.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
USCIS filed a Motion to Dismiss
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Court finds that Mokone’s claims fall within the category of cases over which Congress stripped the courts of jurisdiction and dismisses Mokone’s Complaint.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Court reviewed USCIS’s motion and grants it because the Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over Mokone’s claims.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
the Court dismisses his unreasonable-delay claims against USCIS for lack of Jurisdiction under 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B)(11)
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
The Court grants USCIS’s Motion to Dismiss, doc. 6, because Congress stripped courts of subject-matter jurisdiction to review claims like Mokone’s, see 8 U.S.C. § 1252 (a)(2)(B).

How the case ended

Docket
No. 4:25-cv-00566
Filed
April 23, 2025
Ended
March 27, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
338 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2026-03-27 for the defendants, ground not stated; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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