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Chihai v. Bondi

Western District of WashingtonLauren KingDecided April 24, 2026No. 2:25-cv-01477

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Nevertheless, Defendants stated that USCIS was “working to complete adjudication of Plaintiff’s I-589 application, including vetting and background checks.”
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
Plaintiff Gheorghe Chihai brought this litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act seeking to compel Defendants to adjudicate his asylum application.
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Plaintiff Gheorghe Chihai brought this litigation under the Administrative Procedure Act and Mandamus Act seeking to compel Defendants to adjudicate his asylum application.
Kind of order A procedural order Read by a model
The case shall remain stayed until May 29, 2026.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
This matter comes before the Court on Defendants’ Motion to Stay.
Disposition Procedural order A scheduling, briefing, stay, show-cause or other procedural order. Not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
The case shall remain stayed until May 29, 2026.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
The case shall remain stayed until May 29, 2026.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
The case shall remain stayed until May 29, 2026.
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

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:25-cv-01477
Filed
August 4, 2025
Ended
May 5, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
274 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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