Polus

UNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT SOUTHERN DISTRICT OF CALIFORNIA 9 SALWA JIRJEES POLUS, Case No.: 25-CV-542 JLS (DEB)

Plaintiff,

ORDER GRANTING JOINT

v. MOTION TO STAY

DAVID M. RADEL, Los Angeles Asylum (ECF No. 3) Office, Director, U.S. Citizenship and 14 Immigration Services, et al., 15 Defendants. 16 Presently before the Court is the Parties’ Joint Motion to Stay (“Joint Mot.,” ECF No. 3). In this case, Plaintiff seeks adjudication of her asylum application, which has been pending for nearly ten years. ECF No. 1 (“Compl.”) ¶ 6. The Parties now represent that U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (“USCIS”) has scheduled an asylum interview for Plaintiff on September 25, 2025, which—based on USCIS estimates—should result in an adjudication of Plaintiff’s pending application by January 23, 2026. Joint Mot. at 1. The Parties wish to stay this litigation until that time. Id. “District courts have inherent authority to stay proceedings before them.” Rohan ex rel. Gates v. Woodford,…