Processing time for green card based on asylum

Hi everyone, hope you’re all having a great day. I spoke with my lawyer today, and she mentioned that one of her clients who filed under the same I-485 category just received their green card after waiting a year and a half and completing an interview. So at least we know that I-485 processing is still moving forward and hasn’t been suspended.
 
COPIED"The American Immigration Council and AILA obtained an email from USCIS confirming that the agency has lifted the temporary hold on green card applications filed by asylees and refugees in place since March 21. The document was obtained through the organizations’ lawsuit under FOIA for information about the suspension in processing these applications. The email referenced instructions about certain cases where the agency will be required to interview applicants as part of their green card application process. The Council and AILA are continuing to litigate this FOIA case to obtain more information about these instructions and the development of the temporary pause".
 
COPIEDFrom USCIS website:
"Under this guidance, USCIS clarifies its criteria for referring an alien asylee or refugee case for interview, including but not limited to:

If the officer cannot verify the identity of the alien through information in the A-File, other USCIS records and systems, or other agency records or background checks; the alien is claiming a new identity; or the alien has unresolved or conflicting or multiple identities, other than those properly documented by legal name changes;

If immigration records are insufficient for the officer to determine whether or not the alien has refugee status or evidence suggests the alien may have obtained refugee or asylum status through fraud or misrepresentation;

If results from the alien’s FBI fingerprint check indicate a record that may cause the alien to be inadmissible or the alien has had two unclassifiable fingerprint responses; 

If the officer cannot determine the alien’s admissibility without an interview or an interview would yield clarifying information, such as with an unclear response to a request for evidence;

If the officer articulates an inadmissibility concern regarding that the alien is a citizen of, or habitually resided in, a country that is now or was at the time of last residence, a state sponsor of terrorism; or

If the alien has an articulable concern regarding national security or regarding a terrorism-related ground of inadmissibility."
 
Hello is anyone here still waiting for green card since 2023 I been waiting since march 17 2023 las update was August 6 2024 when they received my medical exams this week mark a one year after that :( I try inquiry twice now :( and I even call and they told me that everything was fine and no need more evidence any advice ?
 
Victor914 said:
Hello is anyone here still waiting for green card since 2023 I been waiting since march 17 2023 las update was August 6 2024 when they received my medical exams this week mark a one year after that :( I try inquiry twice now :( and I even call and they told me that everything was fine and no need more evidence any advice ?
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Asylum-based I-485 cases are not a priority for USCIS. There is no way to predict when you will receive your green card—it could be next month or next year. In recent months, USCIS has only adjudicated about 1,000 cases per month, while there are approximately 80,000 pending cases. The only viable option seems to be a mandamus lawsuit. I ended up filing one for the second time, and I’ve seen some movement—they transferred my case to the local field office last week.
 
lotterywinnerof2023 said:
Asylum-based I-485 cases are not a priority for USCIS. There is no way to predict when you will receive your green card—it could be next month or next year. In recent months, USCIS has only adjudicated about 1,000 cases per month, while there are approximately 80,000 pending cases. The only viable option seems to be a mandamus lawsuit. I ended up filing one for the second time, and I’ve seen some movement—they transferred my case to the local field office last week.
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USCIS really has no priority or standards and their actions are so haphazard if it was a private company, they would have gone extinct.Hopefully with the new guidelines we should see some movement, i have been using multiple trackers and multiple chat grps and i can tell you that the level of approvals in the last 7 days is the best all year.
 
ponpo said:
USCIS really has no priority or standards and their actions are so haphazard if it was a private company, they would have gone extinct.Hopefully with the new guidelines we should see some movement, i have been using multiple trackers and multiple chat grps and i can tell you that the level of approvals in the last 7 days is the best all year.
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I hope so too! Can you share some trackers that use other than lawfully?
 
Victor914 said:
Hello is anyone here still waiting for green card since 2023 I been waiting since march 17 2023 las update was August 6 2024 when they received my medical exams this week mark a one year after that :( I try inquiry twice now :( and I even call and they told me that everything was fine and no need more evidence any advice ?
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I have been waiting from August 2023 and we get the same answers for multiples inquiries.
 
lotterywinnerof2023 said:
Asylum-based I-485 cases are not a priority for USCIS. There is no way to predict when you will receive your green card—it could be next month or next year. In recent months, USCIS has only adjudicated about 1,000 cases per month, while there are approximately 80,000 pending cases. The only viable option seems to be a mandamus lawsuit. I ended up filing one for the second time, and I’ve seen some movement—they transferred my case to the local field office last week.
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May I know when you filed your I-485 and why you needed to file a second mandamus?
 
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