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Patel v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of NebraskaJohn Melvin GerrardDecided April 23, 2025No. 8:25-cv-00057

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Frustrated with U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services' (USCIS) delay in deciding those petitions, the plaintiff is asking this Court for an order directing USCIS to make a decision.
Form or filing I-765 (EAD); I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
The plaintiff is a foreign national who's petitioned for employment authorization while waiting for adjudication of an underlying petition for a U visa.
What the suit asked for Issue a work permit Read by a model
asks the Court to order USCIS to make a decision on the work authorization application within 14 days
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The defendant's motion to dismiss (filing 5) is granted.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
USCIS moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
USCIS moves to dismiss the complaint for lack of jurisdiction.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The plaintiff's complaint is dismissed.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The defendant's motion to dismiss (filing 5) is granted.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
The plaintiff's complaint is dismissed.
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
As such, judicial review of the plaintiff's claim is barred by § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii).
U visa claims Bona fide determination: dismissed under 1252(a)(2)(b) Read by a model
As such, judicial review of the plaintiff's claim is barred by § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii).

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:25-cv-00057
Filed
February 10, 2025
Ended
April 23, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
72 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 3 (dismissed: lack of jurisdiction)

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

Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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