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Acosta Reynoso v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Middle District of FloridaKathryn Kimball MizelleDecided October 17, 2026No. 8:26-cv-01314

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
This lawsuit principally concerns whether applicants under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA) may instead force USCIS to adjudicate their applications ahead of the queue.
Form or filing I-485 (adjustment of status); I-765 (EAD) Read by a model
The plaintiffs “were lawfully admitted or paroled into the United States” and have filed petitions for adjustment of status (Form I-485) under the CAA and Form I-765 petitions for employment authorization (EAD) under “their pending CAA petitions.”
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
This lawsuit principally concerns whether applicants under the Cuban Adjustment Act (CAA) may instead force USCIS to adjudicate their applications ahead of the queue.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 47) is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
A defendant may challenge a court’s subject-matter jurisdiction at the pleading stage by moving to dismiss under Rule 12(b)(1).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
The defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 47) is GRANTED.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of subjectmatter jurisdiction.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The defendants’ Motion to Dismiss (Doc. 47) is GRANTED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
I dismiss Counts I, II, III, and IV from the complaint for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
the challenged guidance is not final agency action, and some of the plaintiffs’ claims are moot. So I dismiss the plaintiffs’ claims without prejudice.
Months pending Not stated at filing The agency acted before this decision, so the months up to the decision are not a delay and are not shown. Read by a model
Despite the plaintiffs’ “complian[ce] with all USCIS requirements,” in certain cases the “USCIS has failed to render adjudicative decisions on the Plaintiffs’ CAA and EAD petitions” for over three years.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Here, USCIS mooted the plaintiffs’ challenge to PM 602-0192 and PM 602-0194 when it announced that both “should be treated as if they are not in effect.”
Nationality Cuba Read by a model
The plaintiffs are 143 Cuban nationals

Other orders in this case

The group holds 3 decisions from this suit, oldest first. Outcome counts on these pages count the case once, by its latest decision, this one. How decisions are grouped into cases.

DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Acosta Reynoso v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services July 3, 2026 Kathryn Kimball Mizelle Denied in the government's favor
Acosta Reynoso v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services July 30, 2026 Kathryn Kimball Mizelle Denied in the government's favor
Acosta Reynoso v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted October 17, 2026 Kathryn Kimball Mizelle Dismissed

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:26-cv-01314
Filed
May 4, 2026
Ended
October 20, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
169 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2026-10-17 dismisses for want of jurisdiction

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Supreme Court and Eleventh Circuit authority

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