Filed Date: May 7, 2025
Case Ongoing
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This is a case about alleged unreasonable delays by U.S. immigration authorities in adjudicating immigration applications. On May 7, 2025, two noncitizen individuals filed this lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Texas. The plaintiffs sued the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) Texas Service Center, as well as the U.S. Attorney General and the U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of Texas, under the federal Administrative Procedure Act and the Mandamus Act. The case was assigned to Senior U.S. District Judge Sidney A. Fitzwater.
Represented by private counsel, the plaintiffs sought a writ of mandamus compelling USCIS to adjudicate their long-pending immigration petitions. They claimed that USCIS had unreasonably delayed action on their applications, in violation of their statutory and constitutional rights. No documents in this case have been made publicly available. The case remains ongoing.
Summary Authors
Scott Shuchart (5/12/2025)
Victoria Tan (6/23/2025)
For PACER's information on parties and their attorneys, see: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70193204/parties/almadhrhi-v-uscis-texas-service-center/
Fitzwater, Sidney Allen (Texas)
Al-Akhras, Jana (Texas)
Bray, John Michael (Texas)
See docket on RECAP: https://www.courtlistener.com/docket/70193204/almadhrhi-v-uscis-texas-service-center/
Last updated June 15, 2026, 4:52 a.m.
State / Territory:
Case Type(s):
Special Collection(s):
Trump 1.0 & 2.0 Immigration Enforcement Order Challenges
Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government
Key Dates
Filing Date: May 7, 2025
Case Ongoing: Yes
Plaintiffs
Plaintiff Description:
Two noncitizen individuals
Plaintiff Type(s):
Public Interest Lawyer: Unknown
Filed Pro Se: No
Class Action Sought: Unknown
Class Action Outcome: Unknown
Defendants
Federal
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Defendant Type(s):
Case Details
Causes of Action:
Other Dockets:
Northern District of Texas 3:25-cv-01154
Available Documents:
Outcome
Prevailing Party: None Yet / None
Relief Granted:
Source of Relief:
Issues
Immigration/Border:
Case Summary of Almadhrhi v. USCIS Texas Service Center, Civil Rights Litig. Clearinghouse, https://clearinghouse.net/case/46581/ (last updated 6/23/2025).