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Fargo v. United States Department of Homeland Security

Northern Mariana IslandsRamona V. ManglonaDecided October 16, 2018

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Agency ICE Read by a model
Amendment would be futile, because even if he asked for the return of his card and was denied, the U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement does not have a ministerial duty to return it to him.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum); I-90 (green card renewal) Read by a model
Fargo states that he applied for refugee status in August 2016 and has submitted as evidence an I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
Rather, he is implicitly asking the Court to determine that ICE had no right to confiscate his EAD and then issue an injunction ordering ICE to return it.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
DECISION AND ORDER DISMISSING FARGO’S MANDAMUS CLAIMS
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The court on its own Read by a model
Before service on defendants, all in forma pauperis complaints must be screened to ensure that they are not frivolous or malicious, that they state a claim on which relief may be granted, and that they do not seek monetary relief against an immune defendant.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Fargo’s claim for mandamus relief as to his advance parole/EAD card is dismissed with prejudice.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Fargo’s claim for mandamus relief as to his advance parole/EAD card is dismissed with prejudice.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Fargo’s claim for mandamus relief as to his alleged application for refugee status using a Form I-589 Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal is dismissed with prejudice.
The other claims Not decided here Read by a model
On July 30, 2018, the Court allowed Fargo’s FOIA claim to go forward, but dismissed without prejudice his mandamus claims
Months pending 11.4 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
on November 2, 2017, he received assistance at the Saipan USCIS office in applying online for a replacement card, but that he has received no response.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

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