Lawsuit regarding GC delays - CNN
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brokenarrow
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About time too ...
that the lawsuits and other actions kicked in. But the qusetion is "WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?"
that the lawsuits and other actions kicked in. But the qusetion is "WHO WILL BELL THE CAT?"
cal_aos_waiting
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Think that lawsuit was regarding the intent of family members of recent tragedy in Texas, where several illegal immigrants died of asphyxation. I would doubt the chances of any lawsuit pertaining to the slowness in emplyment-based AOS procssing....especially in this geo-political and economic climate.
cal_aos_waiting
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Think that lawsuit was regarding the intent of family members of recent tragedy in Texas, where several illegal immigrants died of asphyxation. I would doubt the chances of any lawsuit pertaining to the slowness in emplyment-based AOS procssing....especially in this geo-political and economic climate.
1amShantanuB
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I sued the CNN
to remove that crap...............1amNOTShantanuB
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Mr. 1ShantanuB,
Though everyone in the forum care nada about your stupid comments, I'd like to reiterate that YOU SUCK!!!!
What kind of a person are you? You spend vaulable office hours on writing stupid, meaningless comments (I MADE A BIG ASSUMPTION THAT YOU DO INDEED HAVE A JOB)
Come on, grow up. Don't get too desperate for yours (and others) AOS application. When time comes, you will get it. For now, just take the chill pill and get a life...
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Though everyone in the forum care nada about your stupid comments, I'd like to reiterate that YOU SUCK!!!!
What kind of a person are you? You spend vaulable office hours on writing stupid, meaningless comments (I MADE A BIG ASSUMPTION THAT YOU DO INDEED HAVE A JOB)
Come on, grow up. Don't get too desperate for yours (and others) AOS application. When time comes, you will get it. For now, just take the chill pill and get a life...
...
Originally posted by 1amNOTShantanuB
Mr. 1ShantanuB,
Though everyone in the forum care nada about your stupid comments, I'd like to reiterate that YOU SUCK!!!!
What kind of a person are you? You spend vaulable office hours on writing stupid, meaningless comments (I MADE A BIG ASSUMPTION THAT YOU DO INDEED HAVE A JOB)
Come on, grow up. Don't get too desperate for yours (and others) AOS application. When time comes, you will get it. For now, just take the chill pill and get a life...
...
1amNOTShantanuB,
We need a joker in these times of slow processing and when everybody is hitting the roof. 1ShantanuB is doing a good job at it. Let him make the comments.
mango_pickle
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Googled in the web. Did not find any info on the lawsuit.
Silly Man
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Class action lawsuit filed against DHS
http://www.txlawyerscommittee.org/
<--- All the info you want.
http://www.txlawyerscommittee.org/
<--- All the info you want.
Man..Silly Man !! how did you get that URL ?
So we still be able to get LPR ,based upon a US Citizen Child,
based upon the info from that site.
Teresa P. is a mother of four in Eagle Pass, TX who was the victim of domestic abuse. She was granted legal permanent resident (LPR) status because her deportation would have been a hardship for her U.S. citizen children. She went to the San Antonio immigration office to acquire temporary proof of her lawful status. She was told she would be notified by mail of a return date for processing
So we still be able to get LPR ,based upon a US Citizen Child,
based upon the info from that site.
Teresa P. is a mother of four in Eagle Pass, TX who was the victim of domestic abuse. She was granted legal permanent resident (LPR) status because her deportation would have been a hardship for her U.S. citizen children. She went to the San Antonio immigration office to acquire temporary proof of her lawful status. She was told she would be notified by mail of a return date for processing
is this what you guys are talking about?
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/o...LD&subsection=NATION&year=2003&month=5&day=29
http://www2.ocregister.com/ocrweb/o...LD&subsection=NATION&year=2003&month=5&day=29
saw it on shusterman.com too.
I sent an email to them....here is what i sent......\
'jmaldonado@txlawyerscommittee.org'
Subject: Class Action Lawsuit against BCIS
Javier,
Congratulations on filing the lawsuit against BCIS!
As a green card waiter in California I applaud your move as do many hundreds who have read about what you are doing on the I485 discussion boards at www.immigrationportal.com. I know the Texas Service Center has been notorious in it's approval progress in the past but now it appears that the majority of the service centers are quickly approaching the same slowness. As you are aware, no doubt, that they are using the guise of added security checks after 911, which gives them an almost unassailable position as who would argue with the need for extra security. The truth of the matter seems to be a lack of funding, resourcing and lack of priority to approve the green cards.
I hope things proceed well with either the law suit or it will bring enough pressure onto the department that they will actually act and start approving the green cards at speed. What I, as well as others would like to know, is that while your initial lawsuit was only for certain districts in Texas, it is a class action suit, is there anyway this can be opened up for the rest of the country? We would like to pursue a similar course of action. To date we have sent an petition to the CSC but really are in a powerless situation and suffer the same fate as your constituents in Texas.
Please let me know if you can be of any assistance and once again good luck.
Kind Regards
I sent an email to them....here is what i sent......\
'jmaldonado@txlawyerscommittee.org'
Subject: Class Action Lawsuit against BCIS
Javier,
Congratulations on filing the lawsuit against BCIS!
As a green card waiter in California I applaud your move as do many hundreds who have read about what you are doing on the I485 discussion boards at www.immigrationportal.com. I know the Texas Service Center has been notorious in it's approval progress in the past but now it appears that the majority of the service centers are quickly approaching the same slowness. As you are aware, no doubt, that they are using the guise of added security checks after 911, which gives them an almost unassailable position as who would argue with the need for extra security. The truth of the matter seems to be a lack of funding, resourcing and lack of priority to approve the green cards.
I hope things proceed well with either the law suit or it will bring enough pressure onto the department that they will actually act and start approving the green cards at speed. What I, as well as others would like to know, is that while your initial lawsuit was only for certain districts in Texas, it is a class action suit, is there anyway this can be opened up for the rest of the country? We would like to pursue a similar course of action. To date we have sent an petition to the CSC but really are in a powerless situation and suffer the same fate as your constituents in Texas.
Please let me know if you can be of any assistance and once again good luck.
Kind Regards
The diffrence in these cases is that there is a court order by an immigration judge. After the publicity of the lawsuit, BCIS will probably not risk violating a court order or invite action for contempt of court through further delay. So resources will probably be assigned on a priority basis.
I don't want to guess where the resources will be reassigned from.
I don't want to guess where the resources will be reassigned from.
INS best friend
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I would add
I would add that it seems they trying to suck out as much money as possible from pokets of legal immigrants. Just look at this:
1. Approvals of I140 are very fast which make more and more I485 waiters.
2. Every waiter is likely to pay $120 + $130 = $250 for AP and EAD renewals.
3. 1,118,087 pending cases * $250 = $279,521,750 a year for doing nothing!!!! And do not forget to add $305 + $120 + $130 = $555 we paid when applied for I485. That would make over $600M one time payment for everyone of us.
As you can see the revenues of the enterprise are similar to a big public company.
And they are saying about the lack of money? I would like to know where my money went.
I would add that it seems they trying to suck out as much money as possible from pokets of legal immigrants. Just look at this:
1. Approvals of I140 are very fast which make more and more I485 waiters.
2. Every waiter is likely to pay $120 + $130 = $250 for AP and EAD renewals.
3. 1,118,087 pending cases * $250 = $279,521,750 a year for doing nothing!!!! And do not forget to add $305 + $120 + $130 = $555 we paid when applied for I485. That would make over $600M one time payment for everyone of us.
As you can see the revenues of the enterprise are similar to a big public company.
And they are saying about the lack of money? I would like to know where my money went.
INS best friend
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where the money go
BCIS got $3 million this year,
BICE got $996 million.
BICE is mostly spending and BCIS is making a LOT of money. They have about 540,000 initial receipts coming every month (see http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/shared/aboutus/statistics/msrmar03/BENEFIT.HTM) if every form comes with a fee $200 at average it eylds $108,000,000 every month roughly $100M a month!!!!!!! or $1.2B for a year. I guess BICE gets their $996M from our $1.2B and rest is used by BCIS to keep us paying in endless wait.
BCIS got $3 million this year,
BICE got $996 million.
BICE is mostly spending and BCIS is making a LOT of money. They have about 540,000 initial receipts coming every month (see http://www.immigration.gov/graphics/shared/aboutus/statistics/msrmar03/BENEFIT.HTM) if every form comes with a fee $200 at average it eylds $108,000,000 every month roughly $100M a month!!!!!!! or $1.2B for a year. I guess BICE gets their $996M from our $1.2B and rest is used by BCIS to keep us paying in endless wait.
response back from email......
Thank you for contacting our office. At this time, the lawsuit is
limited to persons who adjusted their status in the Immigration Courts in Houston, Harlingen and San Antonio, Texas. As is everyone, I am aware of the long delays for processing I-485s at the service centers.
Although the media described the lawsuit about delays, it is more about providing temporary proof of LPR status once a person is accorded such status. It is our position that once a person is accorded LPR status, DHS is obligated by law to issue some form of documentary proof evidencing such status regardless of how long they might take to issue the permanent alien card. I have received calls and emails from folks across the country about broadening the scope of the lawsuit. That is definitely an interesting idea to pursue but it would still be limited
to people who adjusted in removal proceedings. So, I'm not sure this would help you or the thousands of others who are still waiting for the Service Centers to process the 485s. Thanks again.
Javier N. Maldonado
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law of Texas
118 Broadway, Suite 502
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Tel. No. (210) 277-1603, ext. 307
Fax No. (210) 225-3958
Thank you for contacting our office. At this time, the lawsuit is
limited to persons who adjusted their status in the Immigration Courts in Houston, Harlingen and San Antonio, Texas. As is everyone, I am aware of the long delays for processing I-485s at the service centers.
Although the media described the lawsuit about delays, it is more about providing temporary proof of LPR status once a person is accorded such status. It is our position that once a person is accorded LPR status, DHS is obligated by law to issue some form of documentary proof evidencing such status regardless of how long they might take to issue the permanent alien card. I have received calls and emails from folks across the country about broadening the scope of the lawsuit. That is definitely an interesting idea to pursue but it would still be limited
to people who adjusted in removal proceedings. So, I'm not sure this would help you or the thousands of others who are still waiting for the Service Centers to process the 485s. Thanks again.
Javier N. Maldonado
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights
Under Law of Texas
118 Broadway, Suite 502
San Antonio, Texas 78205
Tel. No. (210) 277-1603, ext. 307
Fax No. (210) 225-3958