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Akinyode v. United States Department of Homeland Security

District of ColumbiaJohn D. BatesDecided July 16, 2021

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
But nearly two years later, USCIS has not yet adjudicated his application, despite repeated requests by Akinyode and his wife.
Form or filing I-130 (relative petition); I-485 (adjustment of status) Read by a model
On or about May 25, 2017, the couple filed an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and an I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status on behalf of Akinyode at the USCIS Field Office in Newark, New Jersey.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
simply asks that this Court require [d]efendants to immediately finish adjudicating [that] application.
Kind of order A transfer order Read by a model
For the reasons explained above, the Court will transfer this case to the District of New Jersey.
Motion decided Transfer Read by a model
For the reasons discussed below, the Court will grant defendants’ motion to transfer and deny without prejudice defendants’ motion to dismiss.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On March 11, 2021, defendants filed a motion to transfer venue
Disposition Transferred to another court An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
For the reasons explained above, the Court will transfer this case to the District of New Jersey.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
For the reasons explained above, the Court will transfer this case to the District of New Jersey.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
the Court need not reach the merits of that motion and will instead deny the motion without prejudice
The other claims Not decided here Read by a model
the Court need not reach the merits of that motion and will instead deny the motion without prejudice
Months pending 43.7 months from the application to the suit; 49.7 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On or about May 25, 2017, the couple filed an I-130 Petition for Alien Relative and an I-485 Application for Adjustment of Status on behalf of Akinyode at the USCIS Field Office in Newark, New Jersey.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality Nigeria Read by a model
Akinyode, a citizen of Nigeria
I-130 category Immediate relative Read by a model
Akinyode, a citizen of Nigeria, is married to Charann Caulker, a citizen of the United States.

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