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Lin v. Mayorkas

Eastern District of VirginiaM. Hannah LauckDecided January 21, 2025

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On July 22, 2024, USCIS approved Ms. Lin’s Refugee Asylee Relative Petition.
Form or filing I-730 (refugee or asylee relative petition) Read by a model
Ms. Lin asks the Court to order Defendants “to adjudicate [her] Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, I-730, forthwith[.]”
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Ms. Lin asks the Court to order Defendants “to adjudicate [her] Refugee/Asylee Relative Petition, I-730, forthwith[.]”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss, (ECF No. 6), and will dismiss with prejudice Ms. Lin’s Complaint in its entirety.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
On August 30, 2024, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On August 30, 2024, Defendants filed a Motion to Dismiss under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1) for lack of subject matter jurisdiction.
Disposition Dismissed as moot Dismissed or denied as moot because the agency acted. Read by a model
Because Ms. Lin’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over her Complaint. As a result, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
Because Ms. Lin’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over her Complaint. As a result, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
The delay claim Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because Ms. Lin’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over her Complaint. As a result, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
The other claims Moot: the agency acted Read by a model
Because Ms. Lin’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over her Complaint. As a result, the Court will grant Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss.
Months pending 19.3 months from the application to the suit; 20.5 months from the application to the agency's action Read by a model
On July 22, 2024, USCIS approved Ms. Lin’s Refugee Asylee Relative Petition.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Held moot Read by a model
Because Ms. Lin’s claim is moot, the Court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over her Complaint.

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