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Edugu v. Noem

District of MarylandPaula XinisDecided June 29, 2026No. 8:25-cv-03717

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Edugu filed her application for asylum and withholding of removal on March 28, 2023, and the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has yet to decide whether to grant her relief.
Form or filing I-589 (asylum) Read by a model
Edugu filed her application for asylum and withholding of removal on March 28, 2023
What the suit asked for Decide the asylum application Read by a model
Edugu asks the Court to invoke its power under the Mandamus Act, 28 U.S.C. §§ 1361 & 1651, to compel USCIS’ adjudication
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
The Motion to Dismiss the Complaint at ECF No. 4 is GRANTED
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction; Motion to dismiss for failure to state a claim Read by a model
Pending is Defendants’1 Motion to Dismiss the Complaint. ECF No. 4.
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Pending is Defendants’1 Motion to Dismiss the Complaint.
Disposition Dismissed The case or every delay claim was dismissed for a reason other than mootness. Read by a model
The Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction;
Prevailing party Government Read by a model
The Motion to Dismiss the Complaint at ECF No. 4 is GRANTED;
The delay claim Dismissed Read by a model
The Complaint is DISMISSED without prejudice for lack of jurisdiction
Months pending 39.1 months from the application to the court's decision Read by a model
Edugu filed her application for asylum and withholding of removal on March 28, 2023
TRAC factors The court weighed the TRAC factors
  • 1. Rule of reasonfavors the government
  • 2. Congressional timetablefavors the government
  • 3. Human health and welfarefavors the government
  • 4. Competing prioritiesfavors the government
  • 5. Interests prejudicedfavors the government
  • 6. No impropriety neededfavors the government
Read by a model
As to the first two factors, the Court agrees that USCIS’s use of a combination of a “Last-In First-Out (“LIFO”) policy and a backlog reduction effort” creates a “rule of reason.”
The government's delay arguments First-in, first-out processing accepted; Line-jumping accepted Read by a model
As to the first two factors, the Court agrees that USCIS’s use of a combination of a “Last-In First-Out (“LIFO”) policy and a backlog reduction effort” creates a “rule of reason.”
Threshold rulings None Read by a model

How the case ended

Docket
No. 8:25-cv-03717
Filed
November 12, 2025
Ended
June 29, 2026
Suit's filing to its end
229 days
How it ended
Dismissed on jurisdiction or the merits
From the record
order 2026-06-29 dismisses for want of jurisdiction; idb disp 14 (dismissed: other)

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