Can't we protest about this??? That's is what I observed also, EAD's were not being approved for the past 2 months. They stopped the approval probably because of unemployment rate. That is really a pain to those who don't have a job now and waiting for EAD so they could apply. BCIS doesn't have any mercy to anybody. American people have become selfish that's why the economy is going down. You'll see this country from Riches to Rags in a few months. Forclosures on homes is at record high, bankruptcy are at a record high, company are shutting down their business, jobs are going overseas. This country used be called land of milk and honey, now there are even more opportunities in my home country than here. I am already thinking of going back to my homeland. My plan? Max out my credit cards(have 100K credit limit) by taking cash advances and go home to my homeland and build a small business.