5. Department of Homeland Security · Minor
Have USCIS decline to honor court decisions where no jurisdiction exists
Printed page 146 5. Department of Homeland Security
“USCIS should make it clear that where no court jurisdiction exists, it will not honor court decisions that seek to undermine regulatory and subregulatory efforts.”
What has happened
- Not started
No USCIS statement declining to honor court decisions was found. This is an ask that would be visible only in agency guidance or litigation positions; nothing read for this pass shows USCIS taking it.
No action found yet. This entry is the starting point, not a finding.
Research log
What was searched, and what didn’t count as evidence
Research notes
Instrument sought: a USCIS statement that it will not honor court decisions issued without jurisdiction.
Searched, in records current to 2026-08-28: presidential documents, final rules, proposed rules and notices in the Federal Register from DHS and its components; bills and public laws in Congress, from congress.gov; White House presidential actions; and federal court dockets (CourtListener), including the bulk snapshot of 1.2 million dockets. No such statement was found, and none would be expected in the Federal Register. USCIS’s published position in the window is the ordinary one — its rules implement court-ordered vacaturs and stays.
- Action
- other
- Object
- USCIS compliance with court decisions
- ID
- 338