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Fanego Cardoso v. Noem et al

District of New MexicoWilliam P. JohnsonDecided January 26, 2026

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Petitioner also asks this Court to compel USCIS to adjudicate Petitioner’s application for adjustment of status.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
Also before the Court is Petitioner’s petition for a writ of mandamus compelling USCIS to adjudicate her Form I-485 adjustment of status application.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Petitioner also asks this Court to compel USCIS to adjudicate Petitioner’s application for adjustment of status.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 17] is GRANTED.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss Read by a model
Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 17] is GRANTED.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Respondents’ Motion to Dismiss [Doc. 17] is GRANTED.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
the Petition for Writ of Mandamus [Docs. 9, 11] is DENIED as moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
the Petition for Writ of Mandamus [Docs. 9, 11] is DENIED as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
the Petition for Writ of Mandamus [Docs. 9, 11] is DENIED as moot.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, the Court determines that the Petitions for Writ of Habeas Corpus and Writ of Mandamus [Docs. 1, 9, 11] must be dismissed.
Months pending 7 months from the application to the suit; 8.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
Petitioner’s adjustment of status application was adjudicated on November 25, 2025, when USCIS denied the application.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
The requested relief is mooted by this disposition.
Nationality Cuba Read by a model
Petitioner, a Cuban national, entered the United States without valid entry documents in 2023 and applied for admission in December 2023.

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