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PATEL v. MULLIN

Middle District of GeorgiaTilman Eugene Self IIIDecided September 21, 2026No. 3:26-cv-00033

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
First, USCIS denied a Form I-131 application.
Form or filing I-131 (travel document); I-290B Read by a model
denial of Vershaben’s Form I-131 Application for Humanitarian Parole—and subsequent dismissal of her Form I-290B motion to reconsider
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Thus, for the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants claim that the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over the claim, because the Secretary of Homeland Security (the “Secretary”) had sole discretion to deny Plaintiffs’ applications
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On July 10, 2026, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint in its entirety.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Thus, for the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Thus, for the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed without prejudice.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed without prejudice.
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
Because the INA statutorily strips this Court of subject matter jurisdiction to review USCIS’ discretionary denials of Plaintiffs’ applications
Nationality India Read by a model
Vershaben is a native and citizen of India

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:26-cv-00033
Filed
March 30, 2026
Ended
September 21, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
175 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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