Hey guys! I got an update from my lawyer regarding all the delays for decisions and interviews that happening now. I had my interview in the NJ office and I've been waiting for a decision on my rebuttal since May and my other friends also waiting for their decision and interview. Apparently, NJ office is a ghost town now so basically, no interview going on there, cuz most of AO went to the south (probably south border) to speed up the asylum process down there as thousand new applicants are pouring in that region.
Houston Asylum seekers 2019
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Probably whats happening in Houston Asylum office too. how long are we going to wait?
It’s sad but nobody knows how long
This is the email asylum office sent to one of my lawyer’s client.
Dear U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Newark Asylum Office and Boston Asylum Sub-Office Stakeholder,
This message is to notify you that, in response to shifting priorities and the continued influx of cases at the Southwest Border, both the Newark Asylum Office and the Sub Office in Boston will be diverting a greater number of staff to the APSO caseload. Effective Monday, August 19th, both offices will assign a majority of interviewing officers to the Credible Fear/Reasonable Fear workload. Officers will continue to travel to the Southwest border, and an increased number of officers will be assigned to interview Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear cases either in-person or telephonically from the home offices.
This will necessarily have an impact on our Affirmative caseload. We intend to continue to interview a small number of cases in the Newark (Lyndhurst) office. In Boston, staff will continue to complete the process of interviewed cases, but no new interviews will be scheduled for the time being. In both offices, the caseload will be monitored and we will resume a more robust interview schedule as soon as possible. To the extent that cases are scheduled for an interview at all, the scheduling will continue to follow existing priorities. We will continue to maintain and schedule cases from our ‘expedite’ list and our ‘short-notice’ list, although, of course, the opportunities to do so will diminish.
We are disappointed not to be able to continue to cut into our backlog or to adjudicate affirmative cases. We appreciate your understanding.
Dear U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Newark Asylum Office and Boston Asylum Sub-Office Stakeholder,
This message is to notify you that, in response to shifting priorities and the continued influx of cases at the Southwest Border, both the Newark Asylum Office and the Sub Office in Boston will be diverting a greater number of staff to the APSO caseload. Effective Monday, August 19th, both offices will assign a majority of interviewing officers to the Credible Fear/Reasonable Fear workload. Officers will continue to travel to the Southwest border, and an increased number of officers will be assigned to interview Credible Fear and Reasonable Fear cases either in-person or telephonically from the home offices.
This will necessarily have an impact on our Affirmative caseload. We intend to continue to interview a small number of cases in the Newark (Lyndhurst) office. In Boston, staff will continue to complete the process of interviewed cases, but no new interviews will be scheduled for the time being. In both offices, the caseload will be monitored and we will resume a more robust interview schedule as soon as possible. To the extent that cases are scheduled for an interview at all, the scheduling will continue to follow existing priorities. We will continue to maintain and schedule cases from our ‘expedite’ list and our ‘short-notice’ list, although, of course, the opportunities to do so will diminish.
We are disappointed not to be able to continue to cut into our backlog or to adjudicate affirmative cases. We appreciate your understanding.
stalker_88
Member
Hey! When are you planning to apply for the EAD?
msv5450
Active Member
Hey
Have you had your interview yet? I remember there was a ridiculous delay in your interview time ...
No time to waste.. They should have it as soon as possible. Do you know the processing time now?
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stalker_88
Member
No, I never get the interview notice.
Any progress?
stalker_88
Member
Hey, I believe we have the same time line. When did u applied for your EAD? You received any receipt from the USCIS yet?
Yeah... I have my receipt now. I appied 10/26. What about you?
stalker_88
Member
I applied on 10/31. Haven’t received the receipt yet. When did u get he receipt?
stalker_88
Member
What’s your status on USCIS website?
Mine is still showing case received while my spouse status changed card being produced. How is ur side?
stalker_88
Member
Mine says, fingerprint review was completed.
stalker_88
Member
It’s changed just to “card is being produced”
Good ..
msv5450
Active Member
apparently, a lot of people who applied in August 2019 haven't got interviews.
There has been a starnge lack of activity on the forum since September.
I just saw one guys from San Farnsisco who applied in early October and was interviewed in November 2019.