P.V.J.

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT NORTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA SAN JOSE DIVISION 6 P.V.J., Case No. 5:24-cv-00157-EJD

Plaintiff, ORDER DISMISSING CASE FOR

LACK OF JURISDICTION

v.

LAURA B. ZUCHOWSKI, et al., Re: ECF No. 17 Defendants.

Plaintiff P.V.J., a Mexican citizen, seeks judicial review of the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services’ (USCIS) denial of his application for a waiver of inadmissibility in conjunction with its denial of his petition for U nonimmigrant status. Defendants move to dismiss for lack of jurisdiction and failure to state a claim. Because the Court lacks jurisdiction under § 1252(a)(2)(B)(ii),1 the Court GRANTS the motion to dismiss. I. BACKGROUND Congress created U nonimmigrant status, commonly known as the U visa, to “facilitate the reporting of crimes to law enforcement officials by trafficked, exploited, victimized, and abused aliens who are not in lawful immigration status.” Perez Perez v. Wolf, 943 F.3d 853, 857 (9th Cir. …