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Arrellin v. Noem

Eastern District of KentuckyDanny C ReevesDecided March 20, 2026No. 5:25-cv-00266

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
First, he alleges that USCIS’s delay in adjudicating his waiver is unreasonable in violation of the Administrative Procedures Act (“APA”) at 5 U.S.C. §§ 555(b) and 706(1).
Form or filing I-601 (waiver) Read by a model
Martinez Arrellin filed a new waiver on Form I-601 later in January 2025.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
The Complaint asks the Court to order the defendants to adjudicate the waiver within thirty days.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Record No. 12] is GRANTED.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Record No. 12] is GRANTED. 2. This action is DISMISSED pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and STRICKEN from the docket.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Record No. 12] is GRANTED.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and STRICKEN from the docket.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [Record No. 12] is GRANTED.
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
This action is DISMISSED pursuant to Rule 12(b)(1) of the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure and STRICKEN from the docket.
Months pending 14.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Martinez Arrellin filed a new waiver on Form I-601 later in January 2025.
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar applied Read by a model
Accordingly, because the relevant statute commits the waiver decision to agency discretion, § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) strips courts of jurisdiction to review both the decision itself and any claim that the agency unreasonably delayed making that decision.
Nationality Mexico Read by a model
Martinez Arrellin alleges that he is a citizen of Mexico

How the case ended

Docket
No. 5:25-cv-00266
Filed
July 21, 2025
Ended
March 20, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
242 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for defendant

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