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PEREZ CORREA CAMARENA v. NOEM

District of ColumbiaJohn D. BatesDecided June 29, 2026No. 1:26-cv-00730

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS employs a rule of reason to adjudicate Form I-526E petitions.
Form or filing I-526E (investor petition) Read by a model
Correa is a Mexican national who submitted a Form I-526E in early July 2024, seeking an EB-5 visa based on his $800,000 investment in a Regional Center in a high unemployment area.
What the suit asked for Decide the application Read by a model
He has now sued in this Court, seeking an order to compel the government to promptly adjudicate his petition.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
it is hereby ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED and the case is accordingly DISMISSED;
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim; Summary judgment Read by a model
upon consideration of [3] the government’s motion to dismiss, [5] plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment, and the entire record herein
Whose motion Cross-motions Read by a model
upon consideration of [3] the government’s motion to dismiss, [5] plaintiff’s cross-motion for summary judgment
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED and the case is accordingly DISMISSED;
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED and the case is accordingly DISMISSED;
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
it is hereby ORDERED that the motion to dismiss is GRANTED and the case is accordingly DISMISSED;
Months pending 19.5 months from the application to the suit; 23.5 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Correa is a Mexican national who submitted a Form I-526E in early July 2024, seeking an EB-5 visa based on his $800,000 investment in a Regional Center in a high unemployment area.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the applicant
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the government
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the government
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
So, factor one favors the government here.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
And it makes perfect sense that investors with longer-standing petitions have received adjudication before Correa—that is precisely how a first in, first out system is supposed to function.
Threshold rulings Section 1252(a)(2)(B) bar rejected Read by a model
it has already determined that 8 U.S.C. § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii) does not bar review and the government offers no independent argument for preclusion.
Nationality Mexico Read by a model
Correa is a Mexican national

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:26-cv-00730
Filed
March 2, 2026
Ended
June 29, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
119 days
How it ended
Judgment for the plaintiff
From the record
idb disp 6 (judgment: motion before trial), judgment for plaintiff

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