I-130 (relative petition)
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that name this form or filing, in every court.
2,996 written decisions from 2,731 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 12, 2026. Updated November 14, 2026 at 1:17 a.m. CT; the Passim connector counts the live collection, which can differ by the day's additions and retirements (which total to quote). Coverage: of the 1,617 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,406 (87%), 1,039 of them in this group, measured November 14, 2026. Some of what that search finds are not mandamus decisions. Tell us about a decision we're missing.
These are counts of past written decisions and dockets, not predictions of how any case will be decided. A distribution appears only when at least 5 decisions (or 5 dockets) are behind it; smaller groups are listed, not summarized. How it's counted.
How the decisions came out
This page counts 162 of the group's written decisions, from 156 cases; the newest of them was decided November 10, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
162written decisions
156cases they come from
17decisions weigh the TRAC factors
28.6median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 6 other orders in those cases are listed with their case, not counted again. A motion to dismiss denied and a later judgment for the government count as the judgment. How decisions are grouped into cases.
Disposition, by case
- Granted (either side's motion)12
- Granted in part4
- Denied (either side's motion)7
- Government's motion denied; the case goes on3
- Dismissed51
- Dismissed in part; some claims go on10
- Dismissed as moot25
- Remanded to the agency2
- Magistrate judge's recommendation7
- Transferred to another court16
- Stipulated or agreed order4
- Not recorded15
Months from the application to the suit
28.6 months at the median; half fall between 15.1 and 42.5. 59 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision, or to the agency's action where it acted first
36 months at the median; half fall between 20.7 and 53.1. 80 decisions state it.
In 31 of these the agency acted before the decision, so the months run to that action, where the delay ended.
Leaves out the 27 decisions holding that the agency had acted where no reading dates that action: their months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application99
- Schedule an interview2
- Some other action12
- Not recorded43
Forms and filings these cases name
- I-130 (relative petition)156
- I-485 (adjustment of status)39
- DS-260 (immigrant visa)14
- 221(g) (consular refusal)11
- I-765 (EAD)4
- G-11351
- I-129F (fiancé(e) petition)1
- I-131 (travel document)1
- I-539 (change or extension of stay)1
- I-751 (removal of conditions)1
- I-918 (U visa)1
A case that names another form beside this one is counted under both.
Decisions by year
- 202652
- 202525
- 202411
- 202312
- 20222
- 202115
- 20208
- 20196
- 20183
- 20174
- 20161
- 20142
- 20133
- 20122
- 20101
- 20095
- 20074
- 20061
- 20021
- 19981
- 19951
- 19801
- 19741
Download these 162 decisions as a spreadsheet (CSV).
Examples
The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.
E.D. Mich., November 10, 2026. Dismissed; prevailing party: government.
D. Nev., July 21, 2026. Dismissed as moot; prevailing party: neither side.
E.D. Cal., September 16, 2026. Transferred to another court; prevailing party: neither side.
Rulings on the government's threshold defenses
How many of the decisions in the group that name this form applied each defense (the defense held) and how many rejected it. A decision counts where it rules on the defense, so most count under none or one. Each count opens those decisions in the list.
| Defense | Applied | Rejected |
|---|---|---|
| Section 1252(a)(2)(B) jurisdiction bar | 12 | 9 |
| Consular nonreviewability | 2 | 1 |
| No duty to re-adjudicate a 221(g) refusal | 0 | 0 |
| Mootness (the agency acted) | 44 | 7 |
| APA adequate-remedy bar to mandamus | 12 | 2 |
This page covers written decisions only: a suit's form is known mostly from its written decision, so counting suits by form would keep mostly the contested ones (how forms are read).