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PS v. Noem

Northern District of TexasBrantley StarrDecided April 2, 2026No. 3:26-cv-00924

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What the decision decided

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Agency Not recorded Read by a model
Form or filing I-290B; I-360 (special immigrant petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
She currently has a pending I-290B request to review her denied I-485 asylum application and I-360 VAWA greencard petition.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
First, she asks the Court to preliminarily enjoin the Government’s application of PM-602-0194 as to her.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons stated below the Court DENIES the preliminary injunction.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
Before the Court is Plaintiff P.S.’s Renewed Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Plaintiff P.S.’s Renewed Emergency Motion for Preliminary Injunction.
Disposition Denied in the government's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DENIES P.S.’s amended preliminary injunction request.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court DENIES P.S.’s amended preliminary injunction request.
The delay claim Relief denied Read by a model
But her second request is the ultimate relief she seeks under the Mandamus Act—an order telling the defendants to adjudicate her pending forms. So, the Court cannot grant this relief in a preliminary injunction.
The other claims Relief denied Read by a model
Regarding her first request, Plaintiff has again not met her burden to warrant the extraordinary relief of a preliminary injunction.
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
Nationality Nigeria Read by a model
P.S. is Nigerian.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:26-cv-00924
Filed
March 23, 2026
Ended
May 6, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
44 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
idb disp 12 (dismissed: voluntarily)

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