2026
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 2026, and agency-delay suits filed in 2026.
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 653 of the group's written decisions, from 614 cases; the newest of them was decided October 30, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
653written decisions
614cases they come from
128decisions weigh the TRAC factors
17.3median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 39 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
- Granted (either side's motion)35
- Granted in part16
- Denied (either side's motion)69
- Dismissed283
- Dismissed in part; some claims go on50
- Dismissed as moot72
- Remanded to the agency12
- Magistrate judge's recommendation35
- Transferred to another court18
- Stipulated or agreed order9
- Discovery or record order2
- Procedural order6
- Attorney's fees4
- Other ruling3
Months from the application to the suit
17.3 months at the median; half fall between 9.3 and 33.2. 249 cases state it.
22 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
25.4 months at the median; half fall between 15.8 and 39.1. 390 decisions state it.
Leaves out the 76 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 application253
- Schedule an interview10
- Finish 221(g) processing129
- Decide the asylum application51
- Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))22
- Issue a work permit23
- Some other action69
- Not recorded57
Agency, by case
Form or filing, by case
Courts with the most decisions
- District of Columbia85
- Northern District of California64
- Western District of Washington33
- Central District of California27
- Eastern District of California25
- District of Maryland25
- Middle District of Florida23
- Southern District of Florida21
- Eastern District of New York21
- Northern District of Illinois19
- Southern District of Texas19
- District of Arizona17
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Examples
The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.
D. Nev., October 28, 2026. Dismissed; prevailing party: government.
D. Md., October 29, 2026. Dismissed as moot; prevailing party: neither side.
E.D. Cal., October 21, 2026. Denied; prevailing party: 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 filed in 2026. Check a delay counts fewer: a court's suits of the last three years against the form's agency.
5,933suits in the docket record
3,276have ended
2,657still pending
73.5median 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.2,721
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.268
- 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.117
- Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).60
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.59
- TransferredMoved to another district court.49
- Judgment for the plaintiffA consent, default or other judgment for the plaintiff.2
Days from the suit's filing to its end
73.5 days at the median; half fall between 48 and 112. 3,276 dockets state it.
Days from the suit's filing to its end, when it ended once the agency acted
71 days at the median; half fall between 48 and 107. 2,721 dockets state it.
413 of these suits have a written decision in the group.