Amit Priyavadan Mehta
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Amit Priyavadan Mehta signed, every one listed below, and the agency-delay suits that name the judge.
2,914 written decisions from 2,661 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided October 30, 2026. Updated November 3, 2026 at 1:24 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 1,606 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,371 (85%), measured November 3, 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.
Read these counts as a record of past decisions, not a rate at which this judge rules for either side and not a prediction. Each decision turned on its own facts, its posture and what the parties asked for; the suits that reach a written decision are the contested minority. Read the decisions before drawing anything from them.
How the decisions came out
This page counts 26 of the group's written decisions, from 23 cases; the newest of them was decided October 22, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
26written decisions
23cases they come from
12decisions weigh the TRAC factors
15median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 3 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
Months from the application to the suit
15 months at the median; half fall between 6.9 and 19.9. 9 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
25.9 months at the median; half fall between 20 and 29.6. 17 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 3 decisions holding that the agency had acted: their months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application7
- Schedule an interview1
- Finish 221(g) processing14
- Some other action1
Decisions by year
TRAC rulings
Decisions in which the judge weighed the TRAC factors, newest first, with how the judge found each factor. Factors the decision did not reach are left blank.
| Decision | Decided | 1. Rule of reason | 2. Congressional timetable | 3. Human health and welfare | 4. Competing priorities | 5. Interests prejudiced | 6. No impropriety needed | Disposition |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLUEV v. RUBIO | October 22, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| SHAHEEN v. RUBIO | August 17, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| DE MOURA GOMES v. RUBIO | July 31, 2026 | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | neutral | Granted in the applicant's favor |
| GHAFFARI AJRABADI v. RUBIO | June 18, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| AFSHAN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE | February 26, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Niyomwungere v. Blinken | December 11, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Fallahi v. Bell | August 20, 2024 | neutral | neutral | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Khan v. Bitter | August 20, 2024 | neutral | neutral | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Hosseini v. Eadeh | July 17, 2024 | neutral | neutral | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Tetteh v. Blinken | September 26, 2022 | neutral | neutral | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Denied in the government's favor |
| Tekle v. Blinken | April 29, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Ahmed v. United States Department of Homeland Security | February 11, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 26 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 23 cases, newest first. Each case's latest decision comes first and is the one the counts above count; the case's other orders follow it. Download every decision as a spreadsheet (CSV).
| Decision | Decided | Agency | Form | Disposition | Prevailing party |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SLUEV v. RUBIO and 1 other order in this case, below | October 22, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Other order in this case SLUEV v. RUBIO | February 24, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| UGRENYUK v. RUBIO | September 22, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| SHAHEEN v. RUBIO and 1 other order in this case, below | August 17, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Other order in this case SHAHEEN v. RUBIO | October 30, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| DE MOURA GOMES v. RUBIO | July 31, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| KHADAMBI v. RUBIO | July 8, 2026 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| GHAFFARI AJRABADI v. RUBIO | June 18, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| AFSHAN v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF STATE | February 26, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| SHATOKHINA v. RUBIO | October 22, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Moradi v. Blinken | September 30, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Akhtar v. Blinken | September 23, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Matoori Berimiasl v. Blinken | September 23, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Niyomwungere v. Blinken | December 11, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Fallahi v. Bell | August 20, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Khan v. Bitter | August 20, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Hosseini v. Eadeh | July 17, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Tetteh v. Blinken | September 26, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Tekle v. Blinken | April 29, 2022 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Myslimi v. Biden | April 20, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Sharifullin v. Blinken | February 24, 2022 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Granted, neither side prevailed | Neither side |
| Ahmed v. United States Department of Homeland Security | February 11, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Saxby v. Mayorkas | January 11, 2022 | USCIS | I-485 | Other ruling | Neither side |
| GOODLUCK v. BIDEN, JR. and 1 other order in this case, below | September 30, 2021 | Department of State | DS-260 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| Other order in this case GOODLUCK v. BIDEN, JR. | September 9, 2021 | Department of State | DS-260 | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| ASHTARI v. POMPEO | October 23, 2020 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Denied, each side in part | Each side in part |
How agency-delay suits ended
Most suits end without a written decision: the agency acts and the parties dismiss. These counts come from the docket record (the federal courts' Integrated Database and CourtListener) and count every mandamus, APA and section 1447(b) suit against any immigration agency, whatever year it was filed, among the dockets that name this judge. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.
98suits in the docket record
84have ended
14still pending
119median days from the suit's filing to its end
How the ended suits ended
- Ended once the agency actedThe plaintiff dismissed, the parties stipulated to dismissal, or the court dismissed as moot: how suits end once the agency decides. The docket rarely says why, or whether the agency approved or denied.53
- Dismissed, ground not recordedThe court dismissed and the record gives no ground: it can be a dismissal as moot after the agency acted, for want of prosecution, or a loss.10
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.10
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.6
- TransferredMoved to another district court.4
- Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.1
The record gives no reason for 12% of the suits that ended.
Days from the suit's filing to its end
119 days at the median; half fall between 65.5 and 264.5. 84 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
103 days at the median; half fall between 64 and 165. 53 dockets state it.
31 of these suits have a written decision in the group.