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Ji v. U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Eastern District of New YorkSanket J. BulsaraDecided January 22, 2026No. 2:24-cv-04815

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
USCIS received Ji’s asylum application on February 28, 2022.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
USCIS received Ji’s asylum application on February 28, 2022.
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Ji seeks an order under the APA or the Mandamus Act compelling Defendants to adjudicate his asylum application.
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons explained below, Defendants’ motion to dismiss is granted in part and denied in part.
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
The Court analyzes Ji’s mandamus claim under Rule 12(b)(6), joining the courts that have concluded that it is the proper vehicle for evaluating whether a plaintiff has satisfied the requirements for mandamus relief.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants have moved to dismiss.
Disposition Dismissed in part; some claims go on The government's motion to dismiss was granted in part: some claims were dismissed and others go on. Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss Ji’s APA claim is denied.
Prevailing party Each side in part Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss Ji’s APA claim is denied.
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
Defendants’ motion to dismiss Ji’s APA claim is denied.
Months pending 28.4 months from the application to the suit; 46.8 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
USCIS received Ji’s asylum application on February 28, 2022.
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the applicant
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the applicant
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the applicant
  • 4. Competing prioritiesneutral
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the applicant
  • 6. No impropriety neededneutral
Read by a model
Factors one, two, three, and five slightly favor Ji, and factors four and six are neutral.
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing rejected; Line-jumping found neutral Read by a model
Accordingly, based only on the allegations in the Amended Complaint and the materials of which the Court may take judicial notice (subject to the limitation that they may not be considered for their truth), the first and second TRAC factors favor Ji.
Threshold rulings None Read by a model
Nationality China Read by a model
Ji, a citizen of the People’s Republic of China, applied for asylum in the United States after experiencing persecution there.

How the case ended

Docket
No. 2:24-cv-04815
Filed
July 11, 2024
Ended
February 16, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
585 days
How it ended
Ended once the agency acted
From the record
stipulated dismissal 2026-02-13; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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