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Enamorado Enamorado v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

Middle District of LouisianaBrian A. JacksonDecided September 30, 2026No. 3:25-cv-00525

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
First, Plaintiff asks the Court to issue an Order compelling a bona fide determination by USCIS on his pending Form 1-918
Form or filing I-765 (EAD); I-918 (U visa); I-918A Read by a model
Plaintiff avers that he filed Forms I-918 and I-918A with USCIS on September 20, 2024, as well as Form J-765, Application for Employment Authorization, on the same date.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
First, Plaintiff asks the Court to issue an Order compelling a bona fide determination by USCIS on his pending Form 1-918
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons that follow, Plaintiffs claims will be DISMISSED WITHOUT PREJUDICE AS MOOT and the Government’s Motion will be DENIED AS MOOT.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
IT IS FURTHER ORDERED that, because the Court has dismissed Plaintiffs claims as moot, the Government’s Rule 12(b)(1) Motion To Dismiss (Doc. 6) is DENIED AS MOOT.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Before the Court is the Government’s Rule 12(b)(1) Motion To Dismiss, asking the Court to dismiss Plaintiffs claims for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Because USCIS has provided Plaintiff the relief he seeks, his claims will be dismissed as moot.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Because USCIS has provided Plaintiff the relief he seeks, his claims will be dismissed as moot.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because USCIS has provided Plaintiff the relief he seeks, his claims will be dismissed as moot.
Months pending 22.4 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
[o]n August 3, 2026, USCIS determined [] Plaintiffs Form I-918 to be bona fide, and approved Plaintiffs Form I-765, granting work authorization and deferred action, valid August 3, 2026, until August 2, 2030.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Because USCIS has provided Plaintiff the relief he seeks, his claims will be dismissed as moot.
U visa claims Bona fide determination: moot: the agency acted; Work permit: moot: the agency acted; Waiting list: moot: the agency acted Read by a model
USCIS has acted on both Plaintiffs U Nonimmigrant Status Bona Fide Determination Claim and Interim Employment Authorization Claim.’ (Doc. 19 at 2; Doc. 19-1). Accordingly, these claims must be DISMISSED AS MOOT.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 3:25-cv-00525
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 21)
Filed
June 16, 2025
Ended
September 30, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
471 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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