Mandamus decisions / Eastern District of New York
Sauceda Henriquez et al v. Mullin et al
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USCIS
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and Motion, Respondent Mullin, Lyons, Edlow, and Genalo (together, “Defendants”) memorandum in opposition to the Motion, and evidence submitted by the parties, including, to the |
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| Form or filing |
I-914 (T visa)
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of Plaintiff Sauceda Henriquez’s Application for T Nonimmigrant Status. (Complaint ("Compl.), ECF No.1. ¶¶ 4-5, Prayer for Relief ). BACKGROUND1 On December 20, 2025, Plaintiffs filed a petition for writ of |
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Preliminary injunction or TRO
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H., minors by and through their mother, Ingrid Paola Sauceda Henriquez (together, “Plaintiffs”), filed a motion for temporary restraining order and preliminary injunction ("Mot.", ECF No. 1) pursuant to the Administrative Procedure Act (“APA”); the Fifth Amendment's Due Process Clause, U.S. |
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Norton v. Southern Utah Wilderness Alliance, 542 U.S. 55
Supreme Court, June 14, 2004. Section 706(1) and mandamus reach only a discrete agency action that the agency is legally required to take, so a court cannot compel programmatic improvements or action the law leaves to agency discretion.
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