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GONZALEZ MERINO v. BENZEL

District of New JerseySusan D. WigentonDecided September 16, 2026No. 2:26-cv-10931

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
This Court has no authority pursuant to § 2241 to compel USCIS to decide the I- 290B request because the I-290B request does not concern the fact or duration of Petitioner’s detention.
Form or filing I-290B Read by a model
Petitioner argues that USCIS violated the Administrative Procedure Act and her due process rights when it “unreasonably delayed” resolution of her I-290B request seeking reconsideration of the denial of her Form I-485.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
This Court has no authority pursuant to § 2241 to compel USCIS to decide the I- 290B request because the I-290B request does not concern the fact or duration of Petitioner’s detention.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
This Court will dismiss the Second Petition for lack of jurisdiction. The motion for an order to show cause will be denied.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Presently before this Court is the second petition for writ of habeas corpus under 28 U.S.C. § 2241 (“Second Petition”) by Petitioner Celiflora Gonzalez Merino
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This Court will dismiss the Second Petition for lack of jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
This Court will dismiss the Second Petition for lack of jurisdiction.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
This Court will dismiss the Second Petition for lack of jurisdiction.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
This Court also lacks jurisdiction to stay Petitioner’s removal.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Mexico Read by a model
Petitioner is a citizen of Mexico who has lived in the United States since 1994.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:26-cv-10931
Filed
August 25, 2026
Ended
September 16, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
22 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

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