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Salarzai v. United States Citizenship & Immigration Services

Southern District of OhioSarah D. MorrisonDecided June 9, 2026No. 2:26-cv-00668

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS is hereby ORDERED to adjudicate Mr. Salarzai’s EAD Application on or before June 12, 2026.
Form or filing I-765 (EAD) Read by a model
Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization
What the suit asked for Issue a work permit Read by a model
He asks the Court to enjoin USCIS from further delay and require USCIS to immediately adjudicate his EAD Application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Mr. Salarzai’s Motion is thus GRANTED.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on Sadiqullah Salarzai’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on Sadiqullah Salarzai’s Motion for Temporary Restraining Order and Preliminary Injunction.
Disposition Granted in the applicant's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
Mr. Salarzai’s Motion is thus GRANTED.
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
USCIS is hereby ORDERED to adjudicate Mr. Salarzai’s EAD Application on or before June 12, 2026.
The delay claim Relief ordered Read by a model
USCIS is hereby ORDERED to adjudicate Mr. Salarzai’s EAD Application on or before June 12, 2026.
Months pending 5.9 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On December 11, 2025, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) received Mr. Salarzai’s Form I-765 Application for Employment Authorization
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Afghanistan Read by a model
Mr. Salarzai, an Afghan national

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Salarzai v. United States Citizenship & Immigration ServicesThis decision June 9, 2026 Sarah D. Morrison Granted in the applicant's favor
Salarzai v. United States Citizenship & Immigration ServicesThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted July 13, 2026 Sarah D. Morrison Granted in the applicant's favor

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:26-cv-00668
Filed
June 3, 2026
Ended
July 13, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
40 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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Supreme Court and Sixth Circuit authority

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