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FIFE v. BARR

District of New JerseyNoel L. HillmanDecided June 29, 2020

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Agency CBP Read by a model
Contreras, through Fife, requested that CBP rescind her expedited removal and five-year ban, but on March 26, 2018, CBP declined that request.
Form or filing DS-160 (nonimmigrant visa) Read by a model
At the United States consulate in Mexico, Contreras was denied a new F-1 nonimmigrant student visa.
What the suit asked for Not recorded Read by a model
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss must be granted, and Plaintiffs’ motion to stay Contreras’ five-year bar must be denied as moot.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Challenges to subject matter jurisdiction under Federal Civil Procedure Rule 12(b)(1) may be facial or factual. Id. Facial attacks - which Defendants mount here - contest the sufficiency of the pleadings
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
Defendants have moved to dismiss Plaintiffs’ complaint, and Plaintiffs have moved to stay the five-year bar to the student’s reentry.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss must be granted, and Plaintiffs’ motion to stay Contreras’ five-year bar must be denied as moot.
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss must be granted, and Plaintiffs’ motion to stay Contreras’ five-year bar must be denied as moot.
The other claims Dismissed Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss must be granted, and Plaintiffs’ motion to stay Contreras’ five-year bar must be denied as moot.
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
Nationality Mexico Read by a model
Erika Contreras Cruz (“Contreras”), who is a citizen of Mexico

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