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Salazar-Benitez v. Garland

Middle District of PennsylvaniaKaroline MehalchickDecided June 29, 2026

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Agency DHS Read by a model
According to Salazar-Benitez, he has tried to initiate asylum proceedings, and the Department of Homeland Security has ignored his submissions.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
requests the Court grant him a writ of mandamus compelling Defendants to 1) open an asylum case on his behalf
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Salazar-Benitez’s complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice to his ability to bring his claims in a habeas action or in an appropriate appeal of his order of removal.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
On January 21, 2025, Chief Magistrate Judge Daryl F. Bloom screened the complaint in accordance with 28 U.S.C. § 1915 and recommended that the Court dismiss this action.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Salazar-Benitez’s complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice to his ability to bring his claims in a habeas action or in an appropriate appeal of his order of removal.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Salazar-Benitez’s complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice to his ability to bring his claims in a habeas action or in an appropriate appeal of his order of removal.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Salazar-Benitez’s complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice to his ability to bring his claims in a habeas action or in an appropriate appeal of his order of removal.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Salazar-Benitez’s complaint (Doc. 1) is DISMISSED without prejudice to his ability to bring his claims in a habeas action or in an appropriate appeal of his order of removal.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings APA adequate-remedy bar applied (mandamus claim fails) Read by a model
Judge Bloom is still correct that the Court may not issue a writ of mandamus to address this issue because Salazar-Benitez has other means of relief.
Nationality Mexico Read by a model
Salazar-Benitez, a citizen of Mexico currently serving a federal criminal sentence

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