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Abeer Zawahreh v. Kristi Lynn Arnold Noem

Central District of CaliforniaSunshine Suzanne SykesDecided January 22, 2026No. 5:25-cv-01773

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Yet, USCIS has not adjudicated Plaintiff’s Application for Naturalization.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
On April 16, 2021, Plaintiff filed Form N-400, an Application for Naturalization, with Defendant United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”).
What the suit asked for Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b)) Read by a model
The suit states a single claim for relief: that this Court to remand her Application for Naturalization with instructions for USCIS to adjudicate her application within 90 days of the order.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
As Plaintiff’s Application request to vacate the Remand Order, the Court DENIES IN PART the requested relief.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is Plaintiff’s ex parte Application to Vacate the Court’s Order to Remand filed on January 19, 2026.
Disposition Granted in part The principal motion was granted in part and denied in part. Read by a model
For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s Application.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
For the following reasons, the Court GRANTS IN PART and DENIES IN PART Plaintiff’s Application.
Months pending 50.9 months from the application to the suit; 57.2 months from the application to the court's decision A section 1447(b) suit: these months run from the naturalization application. The statute's 120 days run from the interview, which they do not measure. Read by a model
On April 16, 2021, Plaintiff filed Form N-400, an Application for Naturalization, with Defendant United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”).
Months since the naturalization interview 35 months from the interview (2023-02-22) Read by a model
on February 22, 2023. [Complaint ¶ 10]. On that date, Plaintiff appeared at the USCIS Field Office, where an Immigration Services Officer tested her ability to read, write, and speak English as well as her knowledge of U.S. history and civics.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Palestine Read by a model
Plaintiff Abeer Zawahreh is a stateless national of Palestine.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 5:25-cv-01773
Filed
July 14, 2025
Ended
September 26, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
74 days
How it ended
Remanded to the agency
From the record
remand order 2025-09-26; idb disp 11 (remanded to U.S. agency)

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Supreme Court and Ninth Circuit authority

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