Case: Saghafi v. Edlow

8:26-cv-00100 | U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland

Filed Date: Jan. 11, 2026

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Case Summary

This case challenged the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)’s indefinite suspension of adjudications for Form I-485 applications filed by nationals of 58 countries, alleging the policy was arbitrary, capricious, and discriminatory based on national origin. On January 11, 2026, a group of 83 plaintiffs—comprising 57 primary applicants and their derivative spouses and minor children, primarily citizens of Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Syria, or Venezuela—filed a lawsuit in the U.S. D…

On January 11, 2026, a group of 83 plaintiffs—comprising 57 primary applicants and their derivative spouses and minor children, primarily citizens of Afghanistan, Eritrea, Iran, Syria, or Venezuela—filed a lawsuit in the U.S. District Court for the District of Maryland against the Director of U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). The plaintiffs, many of whom held approved employment-based petitions (Form I-140) or asylum applications (Form I-589), alleged that USCIS had unlawfully suspended the adjudication of their pending Form I-485 Applications to Register Permanent Residence or Adjust Status under two policy memoranda issued in late 2025 and early 2026. The first memorandum, PM-602-0192, imposed an indefinite hold on applications from nationals of 19 countries listed in Presidential Proclamation 10949, while the second, PM-602-0194, expanded the suspension to 39 additional countries. Plaintiffs argued that the hold, which applied regardless of their underlying immigration status or length of time in the U.S., had caused irreparable harm, including lost employment opportunities, family separation, and the risk of losing nonimmigrant status.

The complaint asserted that USCIS’s justification for the hold—an alleged national security investigation under Department of Homeland Security (DHS) Delegation 0150.1—was arbitrary, capricious, and lacked statutory authority, as the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) does not permit such broad suspensions of adjudications. 2026 WL 1127468. Plaintiffs further alleged that the policy violated the INA’s nondiscrimination clause and the Fifth Amendment’s Equal Protection guarantee by targeting individuals based on national origin. To support their claims, the plaintiffs invoked mandamus authority to force immigration authorities to perform their mandated, ministerial duty to adjudicate the plaintiffs’ applications. Additionally, the plaintiffs brought claims for violations of the Administrative Procedure Act (APA), arguing that USCIS had unlawfully withheld or unreasonably delayed adjudications. The complaint sought a declaratory judgment, a writ of mandamus, and injunctive relief compelling USCIS to cease the application of the policy memoranda that place holds on pending immigration benefits based on an applicant’s nationality, and to adjudicate the plaintiffs’ applications within 30 days. The case was assigned to District Judge George Levi Russell III.

On January 12, 2026, the plaintiffs filed a motion for a preliminary injunction. On April 24, 2026, the court granted the motion for a preliminary injunction, enjoined the defendant from applying the policy’s hold on the plaintiffs’ I-485 forms, and ordered Immigration officials to resume adjudication of the applications. The court, however, declined to impose the plaintiffs’ requested 30-day timeline. The court found the applicants were likely to succeed on the APA arbitrary-and-capricious theory as the defendant failed to provide a rational connection between the facts and the decision, and the plaintiffs would incur irreparable harm. The court then concluded the mandamus claim was duplicative and that it lacked jurisdiction to review that claim, dismissing the claim.

This case remains ongoing.

Summary Authors

Madeline Dollard (6/29/2026)

People

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Judge(s)

Russell, George Levi (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

May, Garrett Carter (Maryland)

Morrison, Curtis Lee (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Goldmeier, Melissa E (Maryland)

Marzullo, Kelly M (Maryland)

Judge(s)

Russell, George Levi (Maryland)

Attorney for Plaintiff

May, Garrett Carter (Maryland)

Morrison, Curtis Lee (Maryland)

Attorney for Defendant

Goldmeier, Melissa E (Maryland)

Marzullo, Kelly M (Maryland)

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Documents in the Clearinghouse

Documents in this case

1 8:26-cv-00100	Complaint for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Petition for Writ of Mandamus	Jan. 11, 2026	Jan. 11, 2026 Complaint
29 8:26-cv-00100	Memorandum Opinion	April 24, 2026	April 24, 2026 Order/Opinion
30 8:26-cv-00100	Order	April 24, 2026	April 24, 2026 Order/Opinion

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Last updated Sept. 17, 2026, 3:22 a.m.

Docket for: Saghafi v. Edlow

ECF Number	Date	Description	Link
1	Jan. 11, 2026	COMPLAINT for Declaratory and Injunctive Relief and Petition for Writ of Mandamus against All Defendants ( Filing fee $ 405 receipt number AMDDC-12461699.), filed by Mohammadkazem Meidani, D. A., Mohammad Rahiminejat, Efrem Brhane, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Shaheen Pouya, Alireza Salemi, Mehrnaz Motamed, Shahrokh Paktinat, Mohammad Eskandari, Raha Rahmani, Tahere Shahidipour, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Saman Rahmati, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Bahar Bakhshi, S. A., Kayhan Behdin, Saba Tabatabaee, O. A., Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Reza Alimohammadi, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Sina Dehestani, Fatima Abdou, Mohamad Zamini, Shahram ArsangJang, Mehnaz Tabassum, Arman Adibi, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohsen Sadeghi, Arezou Rahimi, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Vahid Barzegar, Sara Hoseingholizade, MohammadReza Alivand, Maryam Shayan, Sahar Rostami, Seydall Naseri, Saba Aslani, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Azin Vakilpour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Marjan Azin, Nima Alamatsaz, Mehrdad Zandigohar, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Milad Pooladsanj, Augustina Rovira, Sabiha Tajdari, Sina Shariati Samani, Nazila Rahimi, Sarah Binas, Rafi Zahedi, Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mostafa Rahgouy, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Yalda Yazdani, Mladen Djekic, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Bahareh Rahimi, Morteza Salimi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Sarina Faizy, Sanaz Nazari, Boshra Rezvanian, Alozai Javed, Behrad Moniri, Sahar Jomehpour, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Faridoon Mohammadi, A. S., Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Farid Alinejad Almachovan. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, December 2, 2025 USCIS Policy Memorandum, PM-602-0192, # 2 Exhibit B, January 1, 2026 USCIS Policy Memorandum, PM-602-0194, # 3 Exhibit C, USCIS Email to Senator Schiffs Office, # 4 Exhibit D, USCIS Online Case Statuses, # 5 Civil Cover Sheet, # 6 Summons)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 01/11/2026)	Clearinghouse
2	Jan. 12, 2026	Summons Issued 60 days as to Joseph B. Edlow, U.S. Attorney and U.S. Attorney General(bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/12/2026)	RECAP
3	Jan. 12, 2026	MOTION for Preliminary Injunction by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit A, Declarations of Plaintiffs, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 01/12/2026)	RECAP
4	Jan. 12, 2026	MOTION for Discovery (Ex Parte) by Mohammadkazem Meidani, D. A., Mohammad Rahiminejat, Efrem Brhane, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Shaheen Pouya, Alireza Salemi, Mehrnaz Motamed, Shahrokh Paktinat, Mohammad Eskandari, Raha Rahmani, Tahere Shahidipour, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Saman Rahmati, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Bahar Bakhshi, S. A., Kayhan Behdin, Saba Tabatabaee, O. A., Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Reza Alimohammadi, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Sina Dehestani, Fatima Abdou, Mohamad Zamini, Shahram ArsangJang, Mehnaz Tabassum, Arman Adibi, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohsen Sadeghi, Arezou Rahimi, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Vahid Barzegar, Sara Hoseingholizade, MohammadReza Alivand, Maryam Shayan, Sahar Rostami, Seydall Naseri, Saba Aslani, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Azin Vakilpour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Marjan Azin, Nima Alamatsaz, Mehrdad Zandigohar, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Milad Pooladsanj, Augustina Rovira, Sabiha Tajdari, Sina Shariati Samani, Nazila Rahimi, Sarah Binas, Rafi Zahedi, Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mostafa Rahgouy, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Yalda Yazdani, Mladen Djekic, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Bahareh Rahimi, Morteza Salimi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Sarina Faizy, Sanaz Nazari, Boshra Rezvanian, Alozai Javed, Behrad Moniri, Sahar Jomehpour, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Faridoon Mohammadi, A. S., Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Farid Alinejad Almachovan (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit A, Thein v Trump order, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 01/12/2026)	RECAP
5	Jan. 12, 2026	MOTION for Discovery (Ex Parte) by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit A, Thein v Trump order, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 01/12/2026)	RECAP
6	Jan. 19, 2026	MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction by JOSEPH EDLOW. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 01/19/2026)	RECAP
7	Jan. 19, 2026	SUMMONS Returned Executed by Mohammadkazem Meidani, D. A., Mohammad Rahiminejat, Efrem Brhane, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Shaheen Pouya, Alireza Salemi, Mehrnaz Motamed, Shahrokh Paktinat, Mohammad Eskandari, Raha Rahmani, Tahere Shahidipour, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Saman Rahmati, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Bahar Bakhshi, S. A., Kayhan Behdin, Saba Tabatabaee, O. A., Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Reza Alimohammadi, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Sina Dehestani, Fatima Abdou, Mohamad Zamini, Shahram ArsangJang, Mehnaz Tabassum, Arman Adibi, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohsen Sadeghi, Arezou Rahimi, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Vahid Barzegar, Sara Hoseingholizade, MohammadReza Alivand, Maryam Shayan, Sahar Rostami, Seydall Naseri, Saba Aslani, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Azin Vakilpour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Marjan Azin, Nima Alamatsaz, Mehrdad Zandigohar, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Milad Pooladsanj, Augustina Rovira, Sabiha Tajdari, Sina Shariati Samani, Nazila Rahimi, Sarah Binas, Rafi Zahedi, Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mostafa Rahgouy, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Yalda Yazdani, Mladen Djekic, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Bahareh Rahimi, Morteza Salimi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Sarina Faizy, Sanaz Nazari, Boshra Rezvanian, Alozai Javed, Behrad Moniri, Sahar Jomehpour, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Faridoon Mohammadi, A. S., Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Farid Alinejad Almachovan. Joseph B. Edlow served on 1/14/2026, answer due 3/16/2026. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A-C)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 01/19/2026)	RECAP
8	Jan. 20, 2026	RESPONSE in Opposition re 6 MOTION for Extension of Time to File Response/Reply to Plaintiffs' Motion for Preliminary Injunction filed by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Email from AUSA)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 01/20/2026)	RECAP
9	Jan. 20, 2026	ORDER Granting 6 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III on 1/20/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/20/2026)	RECAP
10	Jan. 22, 2026	NOTICE of Appearance by Garrett Carter May on behalf of All Plaintiffs (May, Garrett) (Entered: 01/22/2026)	RECAP
11	Jan. 28, 2026	MOTION for Extension of Time by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Marzullo, Kelly) (Entered: 01/28/2026)	RECAP
12	Jan. 28, 2026	ORDER Granting 11 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III on 1/28/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 01/28/2026)	RECAP
13	Feb. 10, 2026	RESPONSE in Opposition re 5 MOTION for Discovery (Ex Parte) filed by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 02/10/2026)	RECAP
14	Feb. 10, 2026	MOTION for Leave to File Excess Pages by Six Pages by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 02/10/2026)	RECAP
15	Feb. 10, 2026	RESPONSE in Opposition re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow. (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 02/10/2026)	RECAP
16	Feb. 23, 2026	NOTICE by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar re 5 MOTION for Discovery (Ex Parte) withdrawing request for expedited discovery and lodging administrative record (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, CAR for PM-602-0192, # 2 Exhibit B, CAR for PM-602-0194)(May, Garrett) (Entered: 02/23/2026)	RECAP
17	Feb. 24, 2026	REPLY to Response to Motion re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction filed by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Varniab PI Order)(May, Garrett) (Entered: 02/24/2026)	RECAP
18	Feb. 25, 2026	MOTION to Withdraw as Attorney by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 02/25/2026)	RECAP
19	Feb. 25, 2026	ORDER granting 18 Motion to Withdraw as Attorney. Attorney Kelly M Marzullo terminated. Signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III on 2/25/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 02/25/2026)	RECAP
20	March 3, 2026	Consent MOTION for Extension of Time by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow (Attachments: # 1 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 03/03/2026)	RECAP
21	March 4, 2026	ORDER Granting 20 Motion for Extension of Time. Signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III on 3/3/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 03/04/2026)	RECAP
22	March 5, 2026	NOTICE by Mohammadreza Saghafi of Change in Material Facts (Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 03/05/2026)	RECAP
23	March 9, 2026	NOTICE by Mohammadreza Saghafi Second Notice of Change in Material Facts (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Notice of Interview Result)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 03/09/2026)	RECAP
24	March 13, 2026	NOTICE by Mohammadreza Saghafi Third Notice of Change in Material Facts (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 03/13/2026)	RECAP
25	March 30, 2026	NOTICE by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, 5 MOTION for Discovery (Ex Parte), 4 MOTION for Discovery (Ex Parte) OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Bowser v. Noem, No. 26-CV-10382 (D. Mass. Feb. 27, 2026), # 2 Exhibit B, Doe v. USCIS, et al., No. 1:26-cv-02389 (SLE) (N.D. Ill. Mar. 26, 2026))(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 03/30/2026)	RECAP
26	April 7, 2026	NOTICE by D. A., O. A., S. A., Fatima Abdou, Arman Adibi, Amir Ahmadi Zahrani, Nima Alamatsaz, Reza Alimohammadi, Farid Alinejad Almachovan, MohammadReza Alivand, Negin Alizadehvandchali, Shahram ArsangJang, Saba Aslani, Marjan Azin, Bahar Bakhshi, Asiyeh Bakhtiyarkahriz, Vahid Barzegar, Kayhan Behdin, Sarah Binas, Efrem Brhane, Sina Dehestani, Mohammad Dehghan Rouzi, Mladen Djekic, Arsh Haj Mohamad Ebrahim Ketabforoush, Fistm Emhaye Teklay, Mohammad Eskandari, Mohsen Faghihinezhad, Sarina Faizy, Tarkan Ghaseminejad Dehkordi, Hasan Hadid, Nasrin Haghighinajafabadi, Sara Hoseingholizade, Sadaf Jamalzadeh, Pegah Jandaghimeibodi, Alozai Javed, Sahar Jomehpour, Mehrdad Khezri Pour, Mohammad Khosravikia, Mina Mahmoodabadi, Reynaldo Aaron Marvez Blanco, Mohammadkazem Meidani, Poorya Mirkhosravi, Faridoon Mohammadi, Eshagh Mohammadyari, Behrad Moniri, Mehrnaz Motamed, Fatemeh Mottaghian, Seydall Naseri, Sanaz Nazari, Shahrokh Paktinat, Milad Pooladsanj, Shaheen Pouya, Maysam Qadimi Rabbani, Mostafa Rahgouy, Arezou Rahimi, Bahareh Rahimi, Nazila Rahimi, Mohammad Rahiminejat, Raha Rahmani, Saman Rahmati, Hosna Rastegarpouyani, Boshra Rezvanian, Sahar Rostami, Augustina Rovira, A. S., Alexander Saavedra Melo, Mohsen Sadeghi, Mohammadreza Saghafi, Alireza Salemi, Morteza Salimi, Tahere Shahidipour, Mehrdad Shamskilani, Sina Shariati Samani, Maryam Shayan, Seyedeh Parshin Shojaee, Mehnaz Tabassum, Saba Tabatabaee, Sabiha Tajdari, Azin Vakilpour, Yalda Yazdani, Rafi Zahedi, Mohamad Zamini, Mehrdad Zandigohar OF SUPPLEMENTAL AUTHORITY (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Abeer Doe, et al., v. Trump, et al., Civil Action No. 1:26-cv-11382-ADB)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 04/07/2026)	RECAP
27	April 17, 2026	NOTICE by Mohammadreza Saghafi re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction of Supplemental Authority (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A Gao v Edlow, # 2 Exhibit B Wang v Edlow, # 3 Exhibit C Behdin v Edlow)(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 04/17/2026)	RECAP
29	April 24, 2026	MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III on 4/24/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk)	Clearinghouse
30	April 24, 2026	ORDER Granting in Part and Denying in Part 3 Motion for Preliminary Injunction; Withdrawing 4 Motion for Discovery; Withdrawing 5 Motion for Discovery; Granting 14 Motion for Leave to File Excess Pages. Signed by Chief Judge George Levi Russell, III on 4/24/2026. (bas, Deputy Clerk) (Entered: 04/27/2026)	Clearinghouse
28	April 26, 2026	NOTICE by Mohammadreza Saghafi re 3 MOTION for Preliminary Injunction Plaintiffs' Fourth Notice of Supplemental Authority (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit A, Abdulraheemzai v. Noem, Case No. 4:25-cv-05098-JST, (N.D. Cal. Apr. 24, 2026))(Morrison, Curtis) (Entered: 04/26/2026)	RECAP
31	April 30, 2026	NOTICE by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow Re: ECF No. 30 (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit, # 2 Exhibit)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 04/30/2026)	RECAP
32	May 26, 2026	MOTION to Transfer Case and Sever and/or Dismiss by Joseph B. Edlow, Joseph B. Edlow (Attachments: # 1 Memorandum in Support, # 2 Exhibit, # 3 Text of Proposed Order)(Goldmeier, Melissa) (Entered: 05/26/2026)	RECAP

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Case Details

State / Territory:

Maryland

Case Type(s):

Immigration and/or the Border

Special Collection(s):

Trump Administration 2.0: Challenges to the Government

Immigration Enforcement

Key Dates

Filing Date: Jan. 11, 2026

Case Ongoing: Yes

Plaintiffs

Plaintiff Description:

A group of primary applicants and their derivative spouses and minor children who filed Form I-485 applications to register as permanent residents or adjust status, whose forms had not been adjudicated due to their nationalities being from countries targeted in two policy memoranda putting a hold on applications from certain countries.

Plaintiff Type(s):

Private Plaintiff

Public Interest Lawyer: No

Filed Pro Se: No

Class Action Sought: No

Class Action Outcome: Not sought

Defendants

Federal

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS)

Defendant Type(s):

Jurisdiction-wide

Case Details