2026
Written decisions in the mandamus and agency-delay group decided in 2026, and agency-delay suits filed in 2026.
2,948 written decisions from 2,691 cases in the whole mandamus and agency-delay group, the group's newest decided November 10, 2026. Updated November 11, 2026 at 1:21 p.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 1,632 public decisions since January 1, 2025 that a CourtListener and GovInfo search for mandamus and agency delay finds, Passim holds 1,398 (86%), measured November 11, 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 679 of the group's written decisions, from 638 cases; the newest of them was decided November 10, 2026. The line at the top counts the whole group.
679written decisions
638cases they come from
135decisions weigh the TRAC factors
17median months from the application to the suit
Each case counts once in these outcome counts, by its latest decision here: the 41 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)37
- Granted in part17
- Denied (either side's motion)73
- Dismissed294
- Dismissed in part; some claims go on50
- Dismissed as moot76
- Remanded to the agency13
- Magistrate judge's recommendation35
- Transferred to another court18
- Stipulated or agreed order10
- Discovery or record order2
- Procedural order6
- Attorney's fees4
- Other ruling3
Months from the application to the suit
17 months at the median; half fall between 9.2 and 32.5. 260 cases state it.
24 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, or to the agency's action where it acted first
24.9 months at the median; half fall between 15.7 and 38.5. 407 decisions state it.
In 60 of these the agency acted before the decision, so the months run to that action, where the delay ended.
Leaves out the 79 decisions holding that the agency had acted where no reading dates that action: their months to the decision are not a delay.
What the suits asked for, by case
- Decide the application268
- Schedule an interview10
- Finish 221(g) processing132
- Decide the asylum application52
- Naturalization hearing or remand (1447(b))24
- Issue a work permit23
- Some other action70
- Not recorded59
Agency, by case
Form or filing, by case
Courts with the most decisions
- District of Columbia90
- Northern District of California65
- Western District of Washington34
- Central District of California28
- Eastern District of California25
- District of Maryland25
- Middle District of Florida24
- Southern District of Florida21
- Eastern District of New York21
- Southern District of Texas21
- Northern District of Illinois19
- District of Arizona18
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Examples
The newest case with each of the most common dispositions, by its latest decision.
D.D.C., November 10, 2026. Dismissed; prevailing party: government.
N.D. Ala., November 10, 2026. Dismissed as moot; prevailing party: neither side.
W.D. Tex., November 5, 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.
6,029suits in the docket record
3,344have ended
2,685still pending
74median 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.2,777
- Ended, outcome not recordedThe record shows the suit ended but not how.277
- 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
- Dismissed on jurisdiction or the meritsDismissed for want of jurisdiction or on the TRAC factors, or judgment for the government.62
- Remanded to the agencySent back to the agency, usually a naturalization case under section 1447(b).60
- 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
74 days at the median; half fall between 48 and 113. 3,344 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 109. 2,777 dockets state it.
447 of these suits have a written decision in the group.