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Mukabaranga v. Mayorkas

District of ArizonaDouglas L RayesDecided September 25, 2025No. 2:24-cv-03579

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Agency USCIS Read by rule
)(A)(iii) commits this agency action to USCIS’s discretion. Section 1158(d)(5)(A)(iii) states: “in the absence of exceptional circumstances, final administrative adjudication of the
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by rule
(“USCIS”) has not yet adjudicated their asylum applications. (Doc. 1 at ¶¶ 16-17.) Plaintiffs note that they filed their applications April 17, 2020, and thus their applications have been pending for
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Under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1), a party may move to dismiss a case for lack of subject-matter jurisdiction.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-03579
On the docket
This ruling (ECF 21), deciding the motion (ECF 16)
Filed
December 17, 2024
Ended
August 6, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
597 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
voluntary dismissal 2026-08-03

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