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Tawah v. Mayorkas

District of MarylandDeborah K. ChasanowDecided July 18, 2025No. 8:24-cv-03469

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
On the same day, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) accepted Plaintiff’s application.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
Plaintiff Carine Tawah (“Plaintiff”) filed a Form I-589, Application for Asylum and for Withholding of Removal (“I-589”),
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Both actions arise out of the same application for asylum and describe the same alleged violations of the Mandamus Act and APA and Plaintiff does not allege any new facts or legal theories to support her claims.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion will be granted. A separate order will follow.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Summary judgment Read by a model
Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, a motion for summary judgment, arguing that collateral estoppel bars Plaintiff from relitigating the same issue of subject matter jurisdiction, that the court lacks subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s Mandumus Act claim
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
On February 10, 2025, Defendants filed a motion to dismiss, or in the alternative, a motion for summary judgment,
Disposition Granted in the government's favor The principal motion was granted in full: summary judgment for either side, an injunction or TRO, a writ or order to act, fees. A motion to dismiss granted in full counts as Dismissed; a transfer is listed apart. Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion will be granted.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
For the foregoing reasons, Defendants’ motion will be granted.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
Alternatively, Plaintiff has not alleged any new facts in the instant complaint and the court still lacks subject matter jurisdiction over Plaintiff’s claims.
Months pending 51.6 months from the application to the suit; 59.3 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
with the Arlington Asylum Office on August 7, 2020 (ECF No. 1 ¶ 2).
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:24-cv-03469
Filed
November 27, 2024
Ended
July 18, 2025
Suit's filing to its end
233 days
How it ended
Dismissed, ground not recorded
From the record
idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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