Contact Ombudsman regarding retrogression

[Dallas03096]

Have sent the following email to cisombudsman@dhs.gov
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Sub: Employment based EB3 retrogression
We thank you for your efforts to streamline the immigration process. In this context we want to draw your kind attention to the heavy retrogression faced by applicants for employment based adjustment of status.

Could you please ask USCIS to provide the number of employment based green cards approved so far in the current financial year 2006 and the breakup for number of green cards approved under EB3 India which is heavily retrogressed? We fear that the annual quota for employment based green cards will remain unutilized because of the retrogression (which appears to have no basis)
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[Dallas03096]

A standard reply?

Received the following reply:
Thank you for your recent inquiry regarding your immigration issue.



We appreciate your comments and regret that you have experienced problems in the adjudication of [your/your spouse’s] case. However, we cannot be of further assistance to you at this point for the reasons stated below.



The office of the Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman (CIS Ombudsman) is charged with assisting individuals who experience problems with the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) benefits process. This office cannot instruct USCIS to provide a legal exception to a statutory mandate, such as [the statutorily prescribed numerical limitation of visas available per year.] Once available visas have been issued, USCIS has to pause with the final adjudication of a petition or application until new visa numbers become available. ]



We trust that this information is helpful to you. Please do not hesitate to contact the office of the CIS Ombudsman again if you experience additional difficulties with your case. Additionally, kindly note that the office of the CIS Ombudsman is not only charged with assisting USCIS customers, but also with identifying problem areas in the immigration process, and proposing changes to the USCIS. Thus, the office of the CIS Ombudsman welcomes your comments or suggestions as it develops recommendations to improve USCIS’ processes.



Sincerely,

CIS Ombudsman

Looks to be a standard monotonous response!