I am no Terrorist, any advice?

justnjust,do u mind sharing the lawyer's information,I will like to be amongst the 10 people for a lawsuit when ever he is ready to do it.
 
I am all for doing this guys.

I have waited too long for this as I have been waiting 8 years for a decision to be reached. Every aspect of my life is set except for this.

I am willing to take the lead on this. I've found a lawyer in Boston, who will file the Mandamus on my behalf, and we should get together and file a mandamus as a group to ensure our voices are heard.

Respond to me by email at saleem.45@gmail.com.

Thanks.
 
I have been advocating contacting the appropriate people even the President as group involving the media. I don’t think the president is aware of our situation. The Secretary of State and USCIS Director has the power to move the hold as they did in September 2009 for 3 groups. Whatever we will do needs to be as group, because it has more weight.
Google this article I can’t post the URL, its from USCIS webisite about removing hold for those 3 groups

"Secretaries Napolitano and Clinton Exercise Authority Under the Immigration and Nationality Act (INA) to Exempt Individuals Affiliated with Certain Iraqi Groups from Certain Inadmissibility Provisions"
 
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We can contact civic groups like ACLU/AILAs, Catholic Charities, Lutheran refuges services, UNHCR and other organizations to help up has whatever we decide to do. They are aware of our situation, they might even do it as a probono.
 
Hi everyone,

This morning i received a service request letter from USCIS stating that they are actively processing my case, and they have to perform additional review on this case and THIS HAS CAUSED A LONGER PROCESSING TIME.

Now....to me this letter is different than what i have been seeing for the past 3 years which is "On May xx, 200x, we transferred this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS to our TEXAS SERVICE CENTER location for processing because they now have jurisdiction over the case. We sent you a notice of this transfer."

I can not confirm that my hold has been removed, but i can tell that my file is no longer with TEXAS services center. Which is good!

For those who wants to hire an attorney in DC i would say Lets do it BUT not for writ of mandamus. I have filed a writ of mandamus in 2009, and was asked to withdraw from this case by DHS since they are working on similar cases like mine and yours. I would hire some one who can bring us more details on our cases, like how many cases they clear every month? when can each of us expect his hold to be removed? What is the current status on Tier III applicants?

Then based on these answers we can decied where to go from there. I will try to contact Human Rights First in DC some time this week and talk to some one, who knows maybe we can find some answers!

Trust me, i have never ever been optimistic in my life regarding our GC process like i am now. GUYS, 7 families in denver got a word from an immigrantion offical last month that thier HOLDS were removed and they should receive their GC soon.

Those families where in the same situation like us.....things are moving ....MOVING..this word was unavailale for us several years ago.

HOPE FOR BEST
 
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Hi everyone,

This morning i received a service request letter from USCIS stating that they are actively processing my case, and they have to perform additional review on this case and THIS HAS CAUSED A LONGER PROCESSING TIME.

Now....to me this letter is different than what i have been seeing for the past 3 years which is "On May xx, 200x, we transferred this I485 APPLICATION TO REGISTER PERMANENT RESIDENCE OR TO ADJUST STATUS to our TEXAS SERVICE CENTER location for processing because they now have jurisdiction over the case. We sent you a notice of this transfer."

I can not confirm that my hold has been removed, but i can tell that my file is no longer with TEXAS services center. Which is good!

For those who wants to hire an attorney in DC i would say Lets do it BUT not for writ of mandamus. I have filed a writ of mandamus in 2009, and was asked to withdraw from this case by DHS since they are working on similar cases like mine and yours. I would hire some one who can bring us more details on our cases, like how many cases they clear every month? when can each of us expect his hold to be removed? What is the current status on Tier III applicants?

Then based on these answers we can decied where to go from there. I will try to contact Human Rights First in DC some time this week and talk to some one, who knows maybe we can find some answers!

Trust me, i have never ever been optimistic in my life regarding our GC process like i am now. GUYS, 7 families in denver got a word from an immigrantion offical last month that thier HOLDS were removed and they should receive their GC soon.

Those families where in the same situation like us.....things are moving ....MOVING..this word was unavailale for us several years ago.

HOPE FOR BEST
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Hope for best, like I've aforementioned, my dad received the same fkn bullshit when we went to SF office w/ an infopass. That made me wonder if the news shared by you and others were indeed true! But, when we contacted our senator 2 weeks back, we got told that because of the hold, my father's cannot be approved or expedited.

So please, don't get fooled by their effort to sugarcoat things. They will send different bullshits like "actively processing", "if you don't hear from us, contact us in 6 months" and what not.

So the time for us to file a writ of mandamus has come. We're not suing them seeking punitive damages or anything. We're just seeking them to truly process our applications in active manner - not just words. How can they even play with others lives this way man? Any given application shouldn't even take more than 3 hours to be decided upon. They've spent years in some cases. Once they file our applications in the cabinet, I have absolutely no doubt that they don't even open or go through our cases.

Do you know what's even more frustrating? A vast majority of Asylum seekers from my country ( 99 percent to be exact ) have sought asylum representing the same political party, while 90 percent have already received their approvals, the rest aka the unfortunate ones have had their cases put on hold. Are they trying to play practical jokes or something? What ridiculous inconsistency. What madness.

So please, donot get fooled by this "actively processing" nonsense. They won't do anything! Sure, one or two of us might get lucky and get our cases approved but bear in mind that the number of applications that have been put on hold is increasing. So while 100s of cases are being added to the "hold" group every month, 2-3 approvals just doesn't cut it, does it?

This is inhumane. By filing a Writ of Mandamus, we're seeking justice. I don't even call my mom back home these days because it all leads to heartbreaking question being asked by her-"When will I get to see you and your father".

You can try contacting your Senator but all you will get is either the same "actively processing" nonsense or "give us 6 more months". My father's already been sent the same actively processing bullshit 3 times! Further, he's been sent the cringeworthy "if you don't hear from us in 6 months" .... twice. They don't care that your and our cases are in hold. They simply don't have any reasons to so you're fooling yourself if you think one day will come when all the cases will be approved.

Like some have already mentioned, they might gradually start approving cases but when will that day come? What if your and my father's cases took 4 more years to get approved?

I'd rather put in an additional 40 hrs/week at work and come up with funds for an attorney fee in hopes of getting through this ordeal than wait.

So for the last time, I urge you to come together. Lets come up with a common resolution and sue them. That's the only circumstance in which they will be FORCED to go through our cases and hopefully, act on them.
 
Dear Samdallas40 I don't mind sharing the attorney's name , the idea was 10 cases but now I am aiming a bigger group of 100 or more , I wish you could contact me at 212a3b@gmail.com, Hope For best I was optimistic till last month when many of my friends recieved this infamous letter ,one has been waiting for 10 years , I think this letter issuance has to STOP FIRST then we can hope for the best. For those interested in this contact me at 212a3b@gmail.com. please I am open to more ideas. but the bottom line is to unify our efforts.
 
Hope For best , I have been getting the same wording since 2005 ( additional review thing) , I am not a pessmist but I think we should have clear not speculative thing before we can be sure things are going in the right direction , Those Families in Denver are just a small drop in an ocean , we have 2 cases now (Denver and California) where the USCIS has been ordered to process individual cases , Imagine there are 100s of cases presented in DC Federal court in the same fashion but unified way at the same time with media coverage . We do have good argument to present and it is going to be hard for DHS to deny all of us the benifit , even then we can reach a settlement in which we can hope for counting the processing period as time towards Citizenship. I CAN SEE THIS HAPPENING ONLY IF WE WORK TOGETHER . There is nothing to loose here , we are asylees and if we loose it we still be asylees. Send me at 212a3b@gmail.com to create a mailing group and prepare for a unified action.
 
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This is the Email I recieved from the lawyer remeber this effort has been going for some time and we still need some assistance to tackle this issue I copy pasted the Email and I am holding the names for privacy issues.

Dear



Terrific! Talking to other attorneys I’m working with, it seems we’re now generating a critical mass. I would like to send you a questionnaire, which should be distributed to any willing (or potentially willing) plaintiffs – it will ask for various details about their individual cases. Then we’ll decide on timing for filing suit, the fees that will be required, etc. I’m going to work on the questionnaire this week and get back to you soon. I’m also looking for organizations that might be willing to represent plaintiffs who can’t afford to pay anything (ie, pro bono), although it’s not clear yet whether that will be possible. But I’d prefer not to leave any willing plaintiffs out. If we have sufficient numbers, hopefully we can spread the financial burden and make it manageable for everyone.



Will be in touch again soon.



Best,

Thomas
 
I am watching C-Span tv channel where it is showing "Senate Judiciary Committe hearing" where Patrick Lehey
talked about "material support", other topics and also talked about "refugees" backlog etc. He is really a nice guy.
I think he understands our problem well. On the other hand, there is another senator "Session" who is talking like a
looser and only talked about "border" thing in South.
Then comes our madam - iron gate - Secretary of Homeland Security -- who is hearing like a cat and trying
to keep her job by making excuses by saying "we are doing a good job in the border by detaining half million mexcican"

Sadly, the Cspan stopped the coverage in the middle and switched to White House Hearing. I think they don't
want us to know the truth.

Yes, I am going to join the Mandamus if you guys are mind set too and if it is the right process that will free us.
Lets unite and lets work together. We definitely can solve this problem. We have done nothing wrong to be treated
like a prisoner.
 
So my hunches of those nonsenses "actively processing" and "give us 6 months and if you don't hear anything, contact us" being nothing than standardized mails sent out to delude us were correct after all.

I really hope the optimistic ones are now convinced that unless we do anything ourselves, we won't make ourselves heard! We need to work hard to make ourselves heard. Glad that some have already sought guidance from their attorneys.

Also, how does filing together work when we don't live in the same state? Do all of them need to be physically present during the hearing?
 
justnjust, I am willing to be part of a class action lawsuit, my email address is bostonman71@yahoo.com.I will also encourage others to join this train, especially those of us that have been on hold for so long. Keep in mind, as someone mention earlier, it’s a one Way lane, meaning, following the lawsuit, you can only be approved on continue to put on hold. The more the participants, the cheaper it is and the more impact will be felt. Also, guys pass word of mouth around, I know there are thousands who are in similar situation but don't use this website, they might be interested in the class action lawsuit too.
 
Dear The.Walker I agree with you about the hard work we need to do , and I don't think the DHS is willing to volunteer a solution for us , The suit will be in a Federal court and remember most of the cases are in a service center , thus according to my lawyer we can file it any where in the US. Washington DC is the capitol , the symbol and the place where all government agents headquarters are , no doubt in my mind it will have a bigger impact , I don't know if we have to be present or not but I won't loose a sleep over that question .
Dear samdallas40 I hope you recieved my Email and the information. I appreciate your input and I hope you will be able to get the answers .as soon as I get his survey I will forward it to every willing person .
 
Hello everybody,
I'm new to this thread and I'm glad I found it. I have similar case like most of yours. I've been granted asylum in 1999, applied for I485 since 01/2005 and still waiting.Last thing I heard from USCIS is my case is back to the first office-which happen to be NebraskaSC-after going for "extensive review" in DC, as of APR 01 of this year. they want me to wait 60 days before I inquire again about my case. when I asked why my case is on hold they said it is not but according to the office of my congressman it is on hold due to inadmissiblity act (go figure!). I noticed that most of the good friends in this forum have cases in DC midwest or CA. is there anyone with the case pending in NSC?
please let share informations and thank you all for this very informative thread.
 
Dear justnjust, yes, I got your email. I wrote to the lawyer already. I must say here that I googled his name and his resume seems very impressive and suited for such a case, it even looks better than the lawyer that I am with right now. I encourage everyone to be part of this, I have a feeling the lawyer recommended by justnjust is really suited for our course.
 
Good to see more people coming in.

Lets start doing the head count. In the meantime, those who're in good terms/contacts with decent Attorneys start gathering more info such as the procedures, costs etc.

Its time to end this nonsense and settle it. It has to start. Else, 3 years from now on, the number of holds could end up around 20,000 while 200 more people might have their holds removed.
 
justnjust said:
Dear The.Walker I agree with you about the hard work we need to do , and I don't think the DHS .
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I do think you are a lawyer and you are here just for fishing and advertising for yourself, if that is the case I think it is unethical to do that this way !!!!.
 
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