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Ngai v. Mayorkas

Eastern District of New YorkLaShann DeArcy HallDecided March 29, 2024No. 1:22-cv-05358

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS notified Plaintiff six days later that it had begun to process her application.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
On July 25, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application for asylum, known as a Form I-589, with USCIS.
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Plaintiff seeks a writ of mandamus to require the government to immediately adjudicate her asylum application, which has been pending since July 25, 2019.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint in its entirety.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants move pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(6) to dismiss the complaint in its entirety.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint is GRANTED.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion to dismiss Plaintiff’s complaint is GRANTED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Plaintiff fails to state a claim for relief under the Mandamus Act.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
For that reason alone, the Court concludes that Plaintiff has failed to allege that Defendants violated her right to due process.
Months pending 56.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
On July 25, 2019, Plaintiff filed an application for asylum, known as a Form I-589, with USCIS.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:22-cv-05358
Filed
September 9, 2022
Ended
March 29, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
567 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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