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Ending Unreasonable Immigration Delays

Writ of Mandamus

Federal agencies have a legal duty to process your application or benefit within a reasonable period of time. When that duty is ignored, a writ of mandamus is the most powerful tool available to break the gridlock and force a decision.
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When administrative channels are exhausted

You’ve called the help centers, sent service requests, and waited years for progress, only to receive the same generic responses. Your silence is their permission to continue the delay.

We intervene when delays by federal agencies — such as USCIS, the NVC, and the Asylum Office — become legally unreasonable. If you have exhausted all other options, a federal lawsuit may be the only way to get your application off an officer’s desk and into final adjudication.

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Common delays we resolve

We leverage federal litigation to challenge lengthy processing times across all major immigration categories, including:

USCIS delays: Specifically for I-485 (Adjustment of Status) and N-400 (Naturalization) applications stuck in administrative processing

NVC delays: For immigrant visa interview scheduling or post-interview administrative processing

Asylum office delays: For cases pending for years without an interview or a final decision

The mandamus advantage: Results in as little as 60 days

A writ of mandamus is not a request for a favor; it is a demand for a legal duty to be performed.

Timely adjudication

In most cases, filing a mandamus case can deliver results within 60 days.

Court intervention

We seek a court order that mandates the adjudication of your application.

Government response

Once served, the government must either decide your case or justify the delay to a federal judge.

Important note: A successful mandamus case will result in the timely adjudication of your application. While this forces the government to finally make a decision, it does not guarantee approval. Your case will be decided on its merits, but the period of indefinite waiting will be over.

Frequently asked questions

Will filing a mandamus hurt my application?
No. Filing a lawsuit to compel a decision is a lawful remedy. The government cannot retaliate against you for exercising your right to a timely response under the Administrative Procedure Act.
Not necessarily. If your case has been pending for an unreasonable amount of time and you have experienced significant hardship, you may be eligible for mandamus even if USCIS claims they are within their normal, yet unreasonable, windows.
The government typically has 60 days to respond. In the vast majority of our cases, the agency chooses to adjudicate the application rather than spend resources defending the delay in federal court.

Stop waiting indefinitely

Your life shouldn’t be on hold because a federal agency is failing to do its job. Take the first step toward a resolution today.
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