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AGUILAR v. MULLIN

Middle District of GeorgiaTilman Eugene Self IIIDecided October 2, 2026No. 3:26-cv-00063

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On May 28, 2026, Plaintiffs filed suit, asking this Court to order USCIS to promptly adjudicate and issue decisions regarding their Form I-360 petitions.
Form or filing I-360 (special immigrant petition) Read by a model
Both filed a Form I-360 Self-Petition for Battered/Abused Spouse of a United States Citizen: Plaintiff Aguilar on February 21, 2025, and Plaintiff Rodriguez on April 25, 2024.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
On May 28, 2026, Plaintiffs filed suit, asking this Court to order USCIS to promptly adjudicate and issue decisions regarding their Form I-360 petitions.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
ORDER GRANTING DEFENDANTS’ MOTION TO DISMISS
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Thus, for the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
In response, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint on July 31, 2026.
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 delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Thus, for the foregoing reasons, the Court GRANTS Defendants’ motion to dismiss. Plaintiffs’ claims are dismissed without prejudice.
Months pending 15.1 months from the application to the suit; 19.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Plaintiff Aguilar on February 21, 2025, and Plaintiff Rodriguez on April 25, 2024.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
The government's delay arguments Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
move them up the line, at the expense of both other petitioners and of Defendants’ discretionary investigatory process. Thus, this Court finds persuasive the reasoning of the district courts that failed to find subject-matter jurisdiction.
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar applied Read by a model
Here, because the INA itself strips any jurisdiction this Court might have to hear the claim, the Court cannot review the agency’s administrative choices.
Nationality Honduras Read by a model
Plaintiff Aguilar is a national of Honduras

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:26-cv-00063
Filed
May 28, 2026
Ended
October 5, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
130 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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