Loren L. AliKhan
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Loren L. AliKhan 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 26 cases; the newest of them was decided September 21, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
27written decisions
26cases they come from
11decisions weigh the TRAC factors
15.6median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 1 other order in those cases is 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
15.6 months at the median; half fall between 10.5 and 22. 18 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
27.1 months at the median; half fall between 19.9 and 32.9. 21 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 2 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 application6
- Finish 221(g) processing15
- Decide the asylum application4
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABDULLA v. TRUDEAU | September 21, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| RAHIMZADEGAN v. MILLER | July 31, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| MAJLESI v. RUBIO | March 9, 2026 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Moghadasghahfarokhi v. Blinken | September 18, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| AL SAEDI v. OUDKIRK | February 13, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| R2 TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. BLINKEN | February 7, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| AHMED v. BLINKEN | November 27, 2024 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | neutral | Denied in the applicant's favor |
| Qadeer v. Schofer | August 15, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| HAJIZADEH v. BLINKEN | August 2, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| IQBAL v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | July 25, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Kahbasi v. Blinken | June 27, 2024 | 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 26 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ABDULLA v. TRUDEAU | September 21, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| RAHIMZADEGAN v. MILLER | July 31, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| NIKJOOY v. RUBIO and 1 other order in this case, below | June 23, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Other order in this case Nikjooy v. Blinken | September 12, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Mahmoud v. United States Department of Homeland Security | May 21, 2026 | USCIS | I-485 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Aghakasiri v. Garland | March 19, 2026 | USCIS | I-140 | Dismissed | Government |
| MAJLESI v. RUBIO | March 9, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| ALHADDAD v. UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY | December 23, 2025 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Alsaraj v. United States Department of State | September 25, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| Moghadasghahfarokhi v. Blinken | September 18, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Mehrpooya v. Allen | September 4, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| SHUSHKOV v. BLINKEN | August 18, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part |
| AL SAEDI v. OUDKIRK | February 13, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| R2 TECHNOLOGIES CORPORATION v. BLINKEN | February 7, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Zhang v. Department of Homeland Security | December 10, 2024 | USCIS | I-485 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Botnari v. Garland | November 29, 2024 | USCIS | I-730 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| AHMED v. BLINKEN | November 27, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Denied in the applicant's favor | Applicant |
| PATEL v. MAYORKAS | November 27, 2024 | USCIS | I-765, I-918, I-918A | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Qadeer v. Schofer | August 15, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Akther v. Bitter | August 12, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| HAJIZADEH v. BLINKEN | August 2, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| IQBAL v. U.S. DEPARTMENT OF STATE | July 25, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Kahbasi v. Blinken | June 27, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Liu v. Mayorkas | June 14, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Gray v. Mayorkas | June 10, 2024 | USCIS | I-130 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| TATNDJA v. GARLAND | April 19, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| DJOPKEU TCHOUAKET v. GARLAND | April 15, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
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.
61suits in the docket record
47have ended
14still pending
182median 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.28
- TransferredMoved to another district court.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
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.2
Days from the suit's filing to its end
182 days at the median; half fall between 92.5 and 354. 47 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
120.5 days at the median; half fall between 86 and 272.8. 28 dockets state it.
29 of these suits have a written decision in the group.