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Sa.Z. v. United States Ctizenship and Immigration Services

Northern District of IllinoisVirginia Mary KendallDecided August 3, 2026No. 1:26-cv-06477

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What the decision decided

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Agency USCIS Read by a model
Following issuance of the Presidential Proclamations, USCIS adopted two policy memoranda (“Policy Memoranda”) implementing the restrictions imposed by President Trump.
Form or filing N-400 (naturalization) Read by a model
Plaintiffs, residents of Illinois, submitted Forms N-400 Applications for Naturalization after satisfying the statutory eligibility requirements for naturalization under the Immigration and Nationality Act (“INA”), and are awaiting final adjudication of their applications.
What the suit asked for Some other action Read by a model
They ask the Court to hold unlawful and set aside the Policy Memoranda, enjoin Defendants from enforcing the Policy Memoranda against Plaintiffs and “similarly situated lawful permanent residents seeking naturalization,”
Kind of order A ruling on a motion or the petition Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [35].
Motion decided Motion to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction Read by a model
Accordingly, the Court construes Defendants’ Motion as one brought under Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 12(b)(1).
Whose motion The government's motion Read by a model
Defendants now move to dismiss the case as moot.
Disposition Denied in the applicant's favor The principal motion was denied in full: a motion to dismiss denied so the case goes on, or relief denied on the merits. Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [35].
Prevailing party Applicant Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [35].
The delay claim The delay claim goes on Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [35].
The other claims The delay claim goes on Read by a model
For the reasons stated above, the Court denies Defendants’ Motion to Dismiss [35].
Months pending Not stated Read by a model
TRAC factors The court did not weigh the TRAC factors Read by a model
Threshold rulings Mootness argument rejected Read by a model
Therefore, even accepting that the Dorcas vacatur applies to Plaintiffs’ claims,2 this case is not moot because it remains possible for this Court to grant relief to Plaintiffs.
Nationality Iran Read by a model
Plaintiffs are Iranian citizens with lawful permanent resident status in the United States.

Other orders in this case

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DecisionDecidedJudgeDisposition
Sa.Z. v. United States Ctizenship and Immigration Services June 12, 2026 Virginia Mary Kendall Dismissed in part; some claims go on
Sa.Z. v. United States Ctizenship and Immigration ServicesThis decisionThe case's latest decision: its outcome is the one counted August 3, 2026 Virginia Mary Kendall Denied in the applicant's favor

How the case ended

Docket
No. 1:26-cv-06477
Filed
June 2, 2026
Status
Pending as of the last docket check

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Supreme Court and Seventh Circuit authority

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