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Oliveira v. Edlow

District of MassachusettsBrian E. MurphyDecided September 25, 2026No. 1:25-cv-13228

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask this Court to “compel Defendants USCIS and the BIA” to issue a bona fide determination on Plaintiffs’ U visa application and to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ motion to reopen, respectively.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask this Court to “compel Defendants USCIS and the BIA” to issue a bona fide determination on Plaintiffs’ U visa application and to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ motion to reopen, respectively.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiffs ask this Court to “compel Defendants USCIS and the BIA” to issue a bona fide determination on Plaintiffs’ U visa application and to adjudicate Plaintiffs’ motion to reopen, respectively.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to Counts II–IV and DENIED as to Count I.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
On February 4, 2026, Defendants moved to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Thus, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted as to Count IV.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
Thus, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted as to Count IV.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Thus, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted as to Count IV.
The other claims Some dismissed, some go on Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is GRANTED as to Counts II–IV and DENIED as to Count I.
Months pending 18 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
The 18-month delay Plaintiffs are faced with is not egregious enough to warrant such relief.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings APA adequate-remedy bar applied (mandamus claim fails) Read by a model
As a result, mandamus relief is unavailable to Plaintiffs and this Court lacks subject-matter jurisdiction over this claim.
U visa claims Bona fide determination: dismissed; Other U visa claim: dismissed; Other U visa claim: goes on Read by a model
Thus, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted as to Count IV.

Other orders in this case

The group holds 2 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision, this one. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Oliveira v. Edlow December 4, 2025 Brian E. Murphy Granted in the applicant's favor
Oliveira v. EdlowThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted September 25, 2026 Brian E. Murphy Dismissed in part; some claims go on

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:25-cv-13228
Filed
October 31, 2025
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

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Supreme Court and First Circuit authority

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