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Just want to refresh our memories, in Nov 2003 CSC promised to reduce the I-485 processing time within 12 months over the next 6 months. Now that 2.5 months already passed, the processing time for I485 is still 12/16/01.

Shall we also sue CSC for misleading infomration?

If the CSC or BCIS are private businesses, the top management would have already been fired due to their incompetence in responding to changes in volume of work.

Annex: original message


3. CSC Updates I-485 Issues : November 2003

Processing Time Reductions
The CSC predicts that, over the next six months, they will reduce the processing times for I-485s to within
one year. They have allocated additional personnel to this task. The current processing times as
published by the CSC show close to a two-year backlog. Reducing the processing times will require an
enormous effort on the part of the CSC. We welcome an improvement in this area, but have seen many
such promises go unfulfilled in the past. Additionally, if Service Center employees are merely being
reassigned to work on the backlog, they are not processing some other type of case. What the Service
Centers need are sufficient resources to process all cases in a timely manner, rather than merely shifting
people from processing one category of cases to another.
If the promised reduction becomes a reality, we should see a flurry of case decisions over the next few
months. Processing times should show substantial forward movement as well.
 
This is never going to happen!!!

There will always be backlogs!!!! Even BCIS doesn't know how much cases are pending.... They have told, they process 20000 GC cases every days.... If that was the case they might be processing cases applied in 2010...
 
>Processing Time Reductions
>The CSC predicts that, over the next six months, they will >reduce the processing times for I-485s to within
>one year.

It is 3 months since INS came out with this statement and the 485 date has stayed the same and hasn't moved even a single day.

Moreover it is only a prediction from CSC,not something conclusive
 
I won't be surprised to see more such lip services. We have seen similar promises such as the predicted reductions right before the BCIS was to replace INS as well as the PERM which was first brought up in 2002?

BCIS just doesn't care about us waiting for AOS. The U.S. economy is still recovering, and the government has been running deficits. So it does make sense for BCIS to keep us waiting and waiting, because we will not only pay taxes as U.S. citizens and permanent residents, but also pay processing fees and keep immigration lawyers pockets swelling.
 
you cannot sue CSC for saying that
CSC said "predict" and not "promise". It is like saying our "Goal is" and not "we will do".

You cannot sue them for fals advertisment or misleading information because they didn't promise or gurantee anything.
These are all politically correct terms so we are pretty much screwed. They can say whatever they want as long as they use the "politically correct" terms. We are screwed either ways.
 
Unless we take the effort to force the issue via the congress there is no way we can ever expect any of INS's press releases come to fruitation.

WE MUST contact congressmen and bring these false promises to light.
 
If Don Neufeld doesn't increase resource for I-485 adjudication by the beginning of April, we should target to let him resign.
Obviously, he is cheating not only us but also Congressional members because:
1) the CSC Processing Time report shows no significant progress for TPS El Sarvador since 12/22/2003
2) TPS El Sarvador should be the common issue among all four service centers, but the TSC actually started adjudicating I-485 cases.
We may have to prepare negative campaign against him to media, too.

Donald Neufeld's letter to Anna Eshoo 12/22/2004

December 22, 2003

The Honorable Anna Eshoo
Congress of the United States
House of Representatives
Washington, D.C. 20515

Dear Congresswoman Eshoo;

Thank you for your recent letter seeking information about the backlog of employment based Adjustment of Status applications (Form I-485) at the California Service Center (CSC).

I want to assure you that the CSC continue to adjudicate adjustment of status applications despite the slow progress of our published processing time. In fact, our records reflect that we have approved, denied, or relocated for interview more than 86,000 such applications since January 2002.

Unlike most other applications, I-485's are not necessarily adjudicated in receipt date order. Adjudication can only occur after all background checks have been conducted, relating files located, and underlying petitions retrieved from file strage, including those of family members. With the added safeguards that were mandated after September 11, 2001, most applications required additional background checks before they could be properly adjudicated. As response times in conducting these checks varied greatly from case to case, these additional checks further disrupted the chronological processing of applications and significantly delayed the overall adjudication process. Even though we continued to adjudicate thousands of applications as checks were completed, our published processing time remained "frozen" while the background checks remained pending for many of the oldest cases.

As we make progress in completing the older background checks, the processing time for I-485's will begin to improve. However, because of the competing need to adjudicate approximately 60,000 El Salvadoran applications for Temporary Protected Status (TPS) prior March 9, 2004, we do not anticipate assigning any additional staff to process I-485s until the latter half of this fiscal year. We do plan to significantly increase resource allocations to I-485 adjudications beginning April 2004. Based on current workload projections, our goal is to reduce the processing time for Adjustment of Status applications to 12 months or less by the end of September 2004.

I hope I have adequately addressed your concerns. I would be happy to discuss this further should you or someone on your staff wish to contact me by telephone. I may be reached at (949) ***-****.

Sincerely,
(Don Neufeld's signature)
Donald W. Neufeld

DN:cm
 
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Kashmir,

Well said! At least he should be held responsible for such a huge backlog.

If a public company had frequently failed to meet Wall Street expectations, then the CEO of that company should be replaced. although CSC is not a business, the same logic should apply. Government agencies should have some measures to evaluate officials performance so that good performers can be rewarded while poor performers should be demoted..
 
Anual AILA California Chapters Conference in 2002 and 2003

Originally posted by kashmir
If Don Neufeld doesn't increase resource for I-485 adjudication by the beginning of April, we should target to let him resign.
Obviously, he is cheating not only us but also Congressional members because:
1) the CSC Processing Time report shows no significant progress for TPS El Sarvador since 12/22/2003
2) TPS El Sarvador should be the common issue among all four service centers, but the TSC actually started adjudicating I-485 cases.
We may have to prepare negative campaign against him to media, too. [/color]
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To find some information about Don Neufeld, I searched Internet and happened to find:
2002 AILA CALIF. CHAPTERS CONFERENCE
"The New Face of Immigration"
NOVEMBER 14-16, 2002 • MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
and
16th ANNUAL AILA CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS CONFERENCE
"Changing Times for Immigration: Life After INS Reorganization"
November 6-8, 2003 • San Diego, California, USA.
How do you think they are interesting or useful ?
 
Re: Anual AILA California Chapters Conference in 2002 and 2003

Originally posted by kashmir
To find some information about Don Neufeld, I searched Internet and happened to find:
2002 AILA CALIF. CHAPTERS CONFERENCE
"The New Face of Immigration"
NOVEMBER 14-16, 2002 • MONTEREY, CALIFORNIA
and
16th ANNUAL AILA CALIFORNIA CHAPTERS CONFERENCE
"Changing Times for Immigration: Life After INS Reorganization"
November 6-8, 2003 • San Diego, California, USA.
How do you think they are interesting or useful ?
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I am not sure if this worth spending - it would be just another rambling most probably read from the documents that are out there. In case you want some of these, please let me buy these for you. Its my way of showing appreciation for your effort.
 
Originally posted by kashmir
If Don Neufeld doesn't increase resource for I-485 adjudication by the beginning of April, we should target to let him resign.
Obviously, he is cheating not only us but also Congressional members because:
1) the CSC Processing Time report shows no significant progress for TPS El Sarvador since 12/22/2003
2) TPS El Sarvador should be the common issue among all four service centers, but the TSC actually started adjudicating I-485 cases.
We may have to prepare negative campaign against him to media, too. [/color]
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He is one of 2002 OPM (Office of Personnel Management) CFC (Combined Federal Campaign) Award Winner in Orange County.
He's been Director of CSC since 2002 (or before).
You can also see his picture at:
http://www.occfc.org/news-events/award1.htm
 
I think it is a waste of time, don't mind chipping in with lareds, on this if you think it is a worth while to have them.

I think attacking Don Neufeld is not a bad idea. He has clearly failed to manage his resources or make a fair case for more federal funding with the huge backlogs he has under his review.

If Don Neufeld can't cut the mustard it is time to get someone who can. The only problem is will the next appointee be any better? or a lot worse?

I have yet to see Prakash Khatri do something useful. I had some high expectations from him. But they are all tarred from the same brush. Election campaining is starting, during which all bad publicity is given high prominence. We need to highlight the bad job that INS is doing.
 
Re: Re: Anual AILA California Chapters Conference in 2002 and 2003

Originally posted by lareds
I am not sure if this worth spending - it would be just another rambling most probably read from the documents that are out there. In case you want some of these, please let me buy these for you. Its my way of showing appreciation for your effort.
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Hi, lareds,
Thanks for your offer, but I don't need such a kind of offer.
I will spend my time and money to others more important.
Thanks, anyway.
 
Friends,

Let's see whether I-485 queue will move faster after April 1. It will be definitely a test to Don Neufeld. If it again fails to deliver what it has promised, we shall let the federal government know that Mr. Neufeld is incapable. We have already given him so many chances, he shall not fool us any more.
 
Originally posted by baywatcher
Friends,

Let's see whether I-485 queue will move faster after April 1. It will be definitely a test to Don Neufeld. If it again fails to deliver what it has promised, we shall let the federal government know that Mr. Neufeld is incapable. We have already given him so many chances, he shall not fool us any more.
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Dream on .... infact we went thru this before turning cynical. BTW, who in fed govt do you intend to complain ?
 
Originally posted by lareds
Dream on .... infact we went thru this before turning cynical. BTW, who in fed govt do you intend to complain ?
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Should we start the negative media campaign against Don Neufeld immediately ?
Does somebody want to take the initiative ?
 
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