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International Refugee Assistance Project v. Kelly

District of New JerseyJose L. LinaresDecided January 29, 2018No. 2:17-cv-01709

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What the decision decided

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Agency DHS Read by a model
Petitioner also attempts to argue that the decision to deny his parole requests was improper because it did not follow certain administrative guidelines laid out by the Department of Homeland Security.
Form or filing None named Read by a model
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons expressed above, this Court will dismiss Petitioner’s habeas petition without prejudice, and will deny his Motion for a Preliminary Injunction as moot.
Motion decided Preliminary injunction or TRO Read by a model
For the reasons expressed above, this Court will dismiss Petitioner’s habeas petition without prejudice, and will deny his Motion for a Preliminary Injunction as moot.
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
Presently before the Court is the Amended Petition for a Writ of Habeas Corpus and Motion for a Preliminary Injunction of Petitioner, John Doe,
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Petitioner’s habeas petition must therefore be dismissed in its entirety without prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Petitioner’s habeas petition must therefore be dismissed in its entirety without prejudice.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Petitioner’s habeas petition must therefore be dismissed in its entirety without prejudice.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar applied Read by a model
This Court is therefore without jurisdiction to review Petitioner’s claim that the denial of his parole request was improper, and that claim also fails to provide Petitioner a basis for relief at this time.
Nationality Afghanistan Read by a model
Petitioner, John Doe, is a native and citizen of Afghanistan.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:17-cv-01709
Filed
March 15, 2017
Ended
January 30, 2018
Suit's filing to its end
321 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
Federal court records: dismissed on another ground

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why.

Supreme Court and Third Circuit authority

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