Trevor Neil McFadden
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Trevor Neil McFadden 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 28 of the group's written decisions, from 28 cases; the newest of them was decided September 29, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
28written decisions
28cases they come from
14decisions weigh the TRAC factors
16median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here. 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
16 months at the median; half fall between 5 and 18.1. 5 cases state it.
Months from the application to the court's decision
22.8 months at the median; half fall between 13.6 and 27.9. 23 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 1 decision holding that the agency had acted: its months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application9
- Schedule an interview2
- Finish 221(g) processing11
- Decide the asylum application1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Akter v. Blinken | July 16, 2025 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Gul v. Blinken | July 11, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Chang v. Immigrant Investor Program Office | July 11, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed |
| Sadeghi v. U.S. Department of State | July 9, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
| Medina Martinez v. Ziff | June 18, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| LIEW v. SANDERS | June 17, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed |
| AMEER v. SCHOFER | June 4, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| Sedaghatdoust v. Blinken | May 23, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | Dismissed |
| YAGHOUBNEZHAD v. STUFFT | May 9, 2024 | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed | ||
| Mukkavilli v. Jaddou | June 15, 2023 | favors the applicant | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed | |||
| Bowness Geiger v. United States Department of State | March 31, 2023 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| Ghulam Dastagir v. Pompeo | July 9, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Dismissed |
| MOHAMMAD v. POMPEO | July 8, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | favors the government | neutral | Granted in the government's favor |
| Palakuru v. Cuccinelli | February 22, 2021 | favors the government | favors the government | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 28 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 28 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GUPTE v. NOEM | September 29, 2026 | USCIS | I-526E | Dismissed | Government |
| JOHN BOSCO RAYAN v. NOEM | September 21, 2026 | USCIS | I-485, I-526E | Dismissed | Government |
| Khoshdel Nikkho v. Rubio | May 18, 2026 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Rahman v. Bouldin | November 21, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Kachooee v. Allen | October 23, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Morrison v. Mayorkas | September 16, 2025 | CBP | Dismissed as moot | Neither side | |
| Jordan v. Blinken | July 29, 2025 | Department of State | Granted in the applicant's favor | Applicant | |
| Akter v. Blinken | July 16, 2025 | National Visa Center | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Gul v. Blinken | July 11, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Chang v. Immigrant Investor Program Office | July 11, 2024 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Sadeghi v. U.S. Department of State | July 9, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Medina Martinez v. Ziff | June 18, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Lim v. Mayorkas | June 17, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| LIEW v. SANDERS | June 17, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Khoshnevisan v. United States Department of State | June 14, 2024 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| AMEER v. SCHOFER | June 4, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Sedaghatdoust v. Blinken | May 23, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| YAGHOUBNEZHAD v. STUFFT | May 9, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Mukkavilli v. Jaddou | June 15, 2023 | USCIS | I-485, I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Bowness Geiger v. United States Department of State | March 31, 2023 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Nepal v. Department of State | May 12, 2022 | Department of State | DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Rasool v. Mayorkas | November 23, 2021 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Ghulam Dastagir v. Pompeo | July 9, 2021 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| MOHAMMAD v. POMPEO | July 8, 2021 | Department of State | DS-160 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Palakuru v. Cuccinelli | February 22, 2021 | USCIS | I-526 | Dismissed | Government |
| Ruseva v. Taylor | September 22, 2020 | USCIS | N-400 | Dismissed as moot | Neither side |
| Onaghise v. Department of Homeland Security | September 22, 2020 | USCIS | I-140 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Ortiz-Esquivel v. Secretary | March 13, 2019 | Not recorded | 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.
103suits in the docket record
96have ended
7still pending
132median 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.55
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.16
- 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.13
- TransferredMoved to another district court.8
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.3
- Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.1
Days from the suit's filing to its end
132 days at the median; half fall between 67.8 and 208.5. 96 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
93 days at the median; half fall between 56 and 184. 55 dockets state it.
41 of these suits have a written decision in the group.