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Arenales-Salgado-de-Oliveira v. Jaddou

Southern District of FloridaCecilia M. AltonagaDecided January 5, 2024No. 0:23-cv-61167

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS is indisputably the agency with authority to decide whether to grant Plaintiffs parole.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
After the shooting, Plaintiffs, none of whom is a U.S. citizen, applied for U visas, a special type of visa available in some circumstances to victims of qualifying crimes and their immediate family members.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
They seek mandatory, waiting list parole issued by USCIS.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Motion to Dismiss First Amended Complaint [ECF No. 32] is GRANTED in part and DENIED in part.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Defendants now move to dismiss the Amended Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state claims upon which relief can be granted.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants now move to dismiss the Amended Complaint for lack of subject matter jurisdiction and failure to state claims upon which relief can be granted.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Count I and Count II are DISMISSED, leaving only Count III
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
Count I and Count II are DISMISSED, leaving only Count III
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
Count I and Count II are DISMISSED, leaving only Count III
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Count I and Count II are DISMISSED, leaving only Count III
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
Consequently, the Government’s provision of conditional parole to two Overseas Plaintiffs does not bar their claims in Count I.
U visa claims Other U visa claim: dismissed; Waiting list: goes on Read by a model
Count I and Count II are DISMISSED, leaving only Count III

How the case ended

Docket
No. 0:23-cv-61167
Filed
June 16, 2023
Ended
January 17, 2024
Suit's filing to its end
215 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
idb disp 18 (statistical closing)

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