Trump administration asks court to dismiss Cuban I-220A case

The Donald Trump administration again asked the court to dismiss a lawsuit brought by Cubans with I-220A forms. The case is before federal Judge Jacqueline Becerra in Miami.

The motion was filed October 9, 2026. The court docket says the government argued that the court lacked jurisdiction and that the complaint did not state a claim entitling the plaintiffs to the requested relief. The response deadline is October 23.

The request does not mean the judge has ordered the case closed. In September, the court rejected an earlier dismissal effort and allowed the process to continue without resolving the underlying dispute over releases documented with I-220A forms.

Two other filings were added that night: one involving a request for permanent judicial relief and another concerning class certification. The source does not detail the government lawyers’ complete reasoning in the new motion.