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Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of NebraskaJoseph F. BataillonDecided October 15, 2025No. 8:25-cv-00267

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
There has been no decision yet by USCIS on this benefit.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
Plaintiff filed an I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, on or about October 9, 2024.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
Plaintiff further argues that Defendant “is required to make a waiting list determination with deferred action or conditional parole.”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider, Filing No. 20, is granted in part and denied in part as set forth herein.
Motion decided None Read by a model
Whose motion The plaintiff's motion Read by a model
This matter is before the Court on Plaintiff’s motion for reconsideration, Filing No. 20, requesting that this Court reconsider its Memorandum and Order, Filing No. 18.
Disposition Granted in part The principal motion was granted in part and denied in part. Read by a model
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider, Filing No. 20, is granted in part and denied in part as set forth herein.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
THEREFORE, IT IS ORDERED THAT Plaintiff’s motion to reconsider, Filing No. 20, is granted in part and denied in part as set forth herein.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
In that regard, the Court will permit the Plaintiff to continue with this lawsuit as to Claims 2 and 3.
Months pending 12.2 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Plaintiff filed an I-918, Petition for U Nonimmigrant Status, on or about October 9, 2024.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar applied; Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar rejected Read by a model
Those limitations bar review of the plaintiffs’ unreasonable-delay claims under the circumstances of this case.
U visa claims Bona fide determination: dismissed under 1252(a)(2)(b); Waiting list: goes on Read by a model
“Congress has sharply circumscribed judicial review of the discretionary-relief process” under §§ 1182 and 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii). Patel v. Garland, 596 U.S. 328, 332 (2022). Those limitations bar review of the plaintiffs’ unreasonable-delay claims under the circumstances of this case.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration Services September 8, 2025 Joseph F. Bataillon Dismissed
Patel v. Director of United States Citizenship and Immigration ServicesThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted October 15, 2025 Joseph F. Bataillon Granted in part

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:25-cv-00267
Filed
April 10, 2025
Ended
September 23, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
343 days
How it ended
Ended, outcome not recorded
From the record
terminated; no disposition recorded

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Supreme Court and Eighth Circuit authority

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