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Zerpa Duran v. Director, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

District of VermontGeoffrey W. CrawfordDecided March 31, 2026No. 2:25-cv-00614

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Petitioner's U visa application is being processed at the USCIS Service Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
Form or filing I-918 (U visa) Read by a model
his application for U nonimmigrant status ("U visa")
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
alleging umeasonable delay by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services ("USCIS") in making a bona fide determination ("BFD") on his application for U nonimmigrant status ("U visa").
Kind of order A transfer order Read by a model
The court ORDERS that this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, where venue is proper in this case.
Motion decided Other motion to dismiss; Transfer Read by a model
The court GRANTS in part and DENIES in part Defendant's Motion to Dismiss or Transfer.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendant has filed a motion to dismiss the Complaint for improper venue
Disposition Transferred to another court An order moving the case to another court. It decides where the suit is heard, not who wins, so it is not counted as either side's win. Read by a model
The court ORDERS that this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, where venue is proper in this case.
Prevailing party Neither side Read by a model
The court ORDERS that this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, where venue is proper in this case.
The delay claim Not decided here Read by a model
The court ORDERS that this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, where venue is proper in this case.
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
U visa claims Bona fide determination: not decided here Read by a model
The court ORDERS that this action be TRANSFERRED to the United States District Court for the District of Nebraska, where venue is proper in this case.
Nationality Venezuela Read by a model
Plaintiff is a citizen and national of Venezuela

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:25-cv-00614
Filed
July 2, 2025
Ended
March 31, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
272 days
How it ended
Transferred
From the record
idb disp 0 (transferred to another district)

A voluntary or stipulated dismissal is how most suits end once the agency acts; the docket rarely says why. Other suits in this court.

Supreme Court and Second Circuit authority

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