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Lopez Otero v. Miami ICE Field Office Director

Southern District of FloridaCecilia M. AltonagaDecided March 13, 2026No. 1:26-cv-20530

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Petitioner seeks an injunction and a writ of mandamus requiring that the USCIS adjudicate his pending I-485 application for adjustment of status.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Petitioner seeks an injunction and a writ of mandamus requiring that the USCIS adjudicate his pending I-485 application for adjustment of status.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Petitioner seeks an injunction and a writ of mandamus requiring that the USCIS adjudicate his pending I-485 application for adjustment of status.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Petitioner, Yuney Lorenzo Lopez Otero’s Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus . . . [ECF No. 1] is DENIED.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
THIS CAUSE came before the Court on Petitioner, Yuney Lorenzo Lopez Otero’s Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus . . . [ECF No. 1], filed on January 27, 2026.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Counts III and IV are dismissed without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Counts III and IV are dismissed without prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Counts III and IV are dismissed without prejudice.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, it is ORDERED AND ADJUDGED that Petitioner, Yuney Lorenzo Lopez Otero’s Verified Petition for Writ of Habeas Corpus . . . [ECF No. 1] is DENIED.
Months pending 9.5 months from the application to the suit; 10.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On April 14, 2025, Petitioner applied for permanent residency under the Cuban Adjustment Act.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Cuba Read by a model
Petitioner is a Cuban citizen

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:26-cv-20530
Filed
January 27, 2026
Ended
March 13, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
45 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 17 (judgment: other), judgment for defendant

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

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