KHAI NGUYEN v. PAMELA BONDI; TODD M. LYONS; MARCOS CHARLES; MARK SIEGEL; U.S. IMMIGRATION AND CUSTOMS ENFORCEMENT; U.S. DEPARTMENT OF HOMELAND SECURITY; SCARLET GRANT; KRISTI NOEM
March 19, 2026·5:25-CV-01204-JD·Panel Decision·By Raj Patel
The United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit granted an unopposed motion to dismiss filed by the petitioner-appellant. The court ordered that each party shall bear its own costs in this immigration-related appeal.
Background
This appeal arose from a case filed in the Western District of Oklahoma. The petitioner-appellant filed an unopposed motion to dismiss the proceedings before the Tenth Circuit.
The court’s reasoning
The court reviewed the unopposed motion to dismiss filed pursuant to Federal Rule of Appellate Procedure forty-two subsection B two. Upon consideration, the court granted the motion without further analysis.
What it means going forward
The appeal is terminated, and the case is dismissed without a decision on the merits.
