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[Abikel]

Hello All,
I am a US Citizen and I petitioned for my husband 4 years ago (I 130) and after many transfers to various Processing centers and no updates, I decided to call. My last call was a few weeks ago where they transferred me to an immigration officer. I was told my husband’s petition was approved but a notice was not sent out. The officer went on to tell me because my husband entered the country illegally (through Canada) the approval means nothing. He would need to go back to his country(Jamaica) to pick up the visa but will be barred from entering the US for 10 years. I found a letter from the president that was written to congress on this very topic, because I filed after the deadline (April 2001) my husband did not qualify for an adjustment of status.

I need to know what my options are (if any) and are there any talks in congress regarding making the 245 (i) law,

Thanks