Deborah K. Chasanow
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group that Judge Deborah K. Chasanow 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 9 of the group's written decisions, from 8 cases; the newest of them was decided September 19, 2025. The line at the top counts the whole group.
9written decisions
8cases they come from
2decisions weigh the TRAC factors
32.8median 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
32.8 months at the median; half fall between 14.6 and 41.1. 6 cases state it.
1 of these is a section 1447(b) naturalization suit, whose months run from the application; the statute's 120 days run from the interview, which these figures do not measure.
Months from the application to the court's decision
44 months at the median; half fall between 26.6 and 51.8. 7 decisions state it.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application1
- Finish 221(g) processing2
- Decide the asylum application3
- Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))1
- 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghamohammadi v. Blinken | September 19, 2025 | favors the applicant | favors the government | favors the applicant | neutral | Dismissed | ||
| Jahangiri v. Blinken | April 17, 2024 | favors the government | favors the government | Dismissed |
Every decision, by case
All 9 of the judge's decisions in the group, in 8 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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Aghamohammadi v. Blinken | September 19, 2025 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-260 | Dismissed | Government |
| Tawah v. Mayorkas | July 18, 2025 | USCIS | I-589 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Vasquez Romero v. United States Citizenship and Immigration Services | July 16, 2024 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Jahangiri v. Blinken | April 17, 2024 | Department of State | 221(g), DS-160 | Dismissed | Government |
| Karaoglu v. US Department of Homeland Security | July 19, 2023 | USCIS | I-589 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Anukwu v. Jaddou | June 13, 2023 | USCIS | I-526 | Transferred to another court | Neither side |
| Nat'l Ass'n v. Dep't of Homeland Sec. | March 12, 2019 | DHS | Dismissed in part; some claims go on | Each side in part | |
| Etape v. Napolitano and 1 other order in this case, below | September 15, 2009 | USCIS | N-400 | Granted in the government's favor | Government |
| Other order in this case Etape v. Chertoff | August 15, 2006 | USCIS | N-400 | Dismissed as moot | 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.
25suits in the docket record
25have ended
0still 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.13
- TransferredMoved to another district court.5
- 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.4
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.2
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.1
Days from the suit's filing to its end
119 days at the median; half fall between 63 and 191. 25 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
83 days at the median; half fall between 62 and 132. 13 dockets state it.
9 of these suits have a written decision in the group.