Passim

Years

2017

Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 2017, and agency-delay suits filed in 2017.

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.

How the decisions came out

This page counts 31 of the group's written decisions, from 30 cases; the newest of them was decided December 15, 2017. The line at the top counts the whole group.

31written decisions
30cases they come from
1decisions weigh the TRAC factors
22.5median 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

  • Granted (either side's motion)3
  • Granted in part2
  • Dismissed14
  • Dismissed in part; some claims go on4
  • Dismissed as moot2
  • Remanded to the agency3
  • Magistrate judge's recommendation1
  • Other ruling1

Prevailing party, by case

  • Applicant5
  • Government16
  • Each side in part6
  • Neither side3

Months from the application to the suit

22.5 months at the median; half fall between 17.9 and 71.4. 9 cases state it.

4 of these are section 1447(b) naturalization suits, 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

31 months at the median; half fall between 19.4 and 62.5. 19 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 application10
  • Finish 221(g) processing1
  • Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))4
  • Some other action8
  • Not recorded7

Agency, by case

  • USCIS19
  • Not recorded3
  • ICE2
  • Department of State2
  • CBP1
  • DHS1
  • Department of Justice1
  • EOIR1

Form or filing, by case

  • N-400 (naturalization)9
  • I-485 (adjustment of status)5
  • I-130 (relative petition)4
  • I-129 (worker petition)2
  • I-360 (special immigrant petition)2
  • I-918 (U visa)2
  • 221(g) (consular refusal)1
  • DS-2301
  • DS-260 (immigrant visa)1
  • I-730 (refugee or asylee relative petition)1
  • I-751 (removal of conditions)1
  • N-4261

Courts with the most decisions

Download these 31 decisions as a spreadsheet (CSV).

Examples

The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.

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 filed in 2017. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.

1,540suits in the docket record
1,536have ended
4still pending
112median 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.785
  • 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.302
  • Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.198
  • Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.113
  • Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.63
  • Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).47
  • TransferredMoved to another district court.28

Days from the suit's filing to its end

112 days at the median; half fall between 66 and 194. 1,536 dockets state it.

Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted

91 days at the median; half fall between 62 and 151. 785 dockets state it.

51 of these suits have a written decision in the group.