Beryl Alaine Howell
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Beryl Alaine Howell 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 27 of the group's written decisions, from 25 cases; the newest of them was decided July 25, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
27written decisions
25cases they come from
18decisions weigh the TRAC factors
17.1median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 2 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
17.1 months at the median; half fall between 6.8 and 25.5. 15 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
29.8 months at the median; half fall between 13.5 and 41.4. 18 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 5 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 application12
- Finish 221(g) processing7
- Issue a work permit1
- Some other action4
- Not recorded1
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| PARK v. EDLOW | July 16, 2026 | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| OYSTACHER v. RUBIO | July 10, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed | ||
| MAHMOODI v. BAKER et al | March 11, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed | |
| Sereshti v. Gaudiosi | October 30, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed | |||
| Alhaj Hamdan v. Oudkirk | October 23, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed | |||
| SAULNIER v. MILLER | July 29, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed | |
| Armah v. United States Department of State | May 28, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | Dismissed | |
| Khan v. Bitter | February 23, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Barazandeh v. U.S. Department of State | January 30, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | Dismissed | |
| Isse v. Whitman | June 26, 2023 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| RAHIMIAN v. BLINKEN | January 10, 2023 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| Bega v. Jaddou | December 2, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Mokkapati v. Mayorkas | July 19, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| ARAB v. BLINKEN | April 21, 2022 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| Nohria v. Cuccinelli | March 14, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed as moot | |
| Tate v. Pompeo | January 16, 2021 | neutral | neutral | Granted in part | ||||
| Nibber v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | December 15, 2020 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Denied in the government's favor |
| Sarlak v. Pompeo | June 10, 2020 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 27 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 25 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MARTINEZ-ANDINO v. MULLIN and 1 other order in this case, below | July 25, 2026 | ICE | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant | |
| Other order in this case MARTINEZ-ANDINO v. MULLIN | June 23, 2026 | ICE | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part | |
| PARK v. EDLOW | July 16, 2026 | USCIS | I-526E | Dismissed | Government |
| OYSTACHER v. RUBIO | July 10, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| MAHMOODI v. BAKER et al | March 11, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Sereshti v. Gaudiosi | October 30, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Alhaj Hamdan v. Oudkirk | October 23, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| SAULNIER v. MILLER | July 29, 2024 | CBP | I-192 | Dismissed | Government |
| Armah v. United States Department of State | May 28, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Khan v. Bitter | February 23, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Ghobadi Pasha v. U.S. Department of State | February 21, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Barazandeh v. U.S. Department of State | January 30, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Isse v. Whitman | June 26, 2023 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| RAHIMIAN v. BLINKEN | January 10, 2023 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Bega v. Jaddou | December 2, 2022 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Zeynali v. Blinken | September 26, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Mokkapati v. Mayorkas | July 19, 2022 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| ARAB v. BLINKEN | April 21, 2022 | National Visa Center | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Martins Guimaraes Bromfman v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | October 28, 2021 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Nohria v. Cuccinelli | March 14, 2021 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Tate v. Pompeo | January 16, 2021 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Granted in part | Each side in part |
| Nibber v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | December 15, 2020 | USCIS | I-539, I-765 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Sarlak v. Pompeo | June 10, 2020 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| IBRAHIM v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE and 1 other order in this case, below | May 26, 2020 | Department of State | DS-260 | Denied in the government's favor | Government |
| Other order in this case IBRAHIM v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | April 8, 2020 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Otero v. U.S. Department of Justice | February 12, 2018 | FBI | Granted in the government's favor | Government | |
| Roberts v. Napolitano | June 20, 2011 | CBP | Dismissed | Government |
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.
72suits in the docket record
68have ended
4still pending
139median 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.47
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.10
- 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.7
- TransferredMoved to another district court.2
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.2
Days from the suit's filing to its end
139 days at the median; half fall between 76.2 and 240.8. 68 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
96 days at the median; half fall between 64 and 195.5. 47 dockets state it.
26 of these suits have a written decision in the group.