Some of the older folks in this forum might remember that on early 2002 we approached Murthy to help us in the TSC backlog and she responded by requesting her office people to contact several hundred congresspeople about TSC backlogs. Attached is the response in the newsletter she sent out today. I think murthy deserves a thank you note. Her email address is law@murthy.com. Please send her a Thank you note for the efforts from her office.
Murthy Takes Action : There is Hope for Texas Service Center
Everyone involved with any aspect of the immigration process knows that processing times for most cases at the various Service Centers range from slow to motionless. While cases will usually work their way through the process eventually, for many folks things have gone beyond all reason at the Texas Service Center (TSC). In particular, I-485 processing has seemingly ground to a halt. For that reason, in mid-2003 we wrote all 150 legislators with districts within the jurisdiction of the Texas Service Center. See our April 11, 2003 MURTHYBULLETIN article, "Murthy Takes Action: Seeking Funding for TSC" <http://www.murthy.com/uktakact.html>, available on MurthyDotCom. We have now received a response, so perhaps there is hope.
Feb 2004 Response to our Earlier Letter
We received a call from the office of a congressperson who is a member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. The Representative responded to our letter and advised us that there will be a congressional hearing in March 2004 on the TSC backlog issue. The witnesses are to include the Director of the Texas Service Center. One of the goals of the hearing is to ascertain what steps are necessary to reduce the backlog to a six month level. The purpose of gathering this information seemingly is to draft legislation that would provide funding towards backlog reduction.
We are very excited about this positive development. We will remain in contact with the Subcommittee on this matter and provide any appropriate input. We will advise MurthyDotCom and MURTHYBULLETIN readers as the hearings are scheduled and any action is taken.
Murthy Takes Action : There is Hope for Texas Service Center
Everyone involved with any aspect of the immigration process knows that processing times for most cases at the various Service Centers range from slow to motionless. While cases will usually work their way through the process eventually, for many folks things have gone beyond all reason at the Texas Service Center (TSC). In particular, I-485 processing has seemingly ground to a halt. For that reason, in mid-2003 we wrote all 150 legislators with districts within the jurisdiction of the Texas Service Center. See our April 11, 2003 MURTHYBULLETIN article, "Murthy Takes Action: Seeking Funding for TSC" <http://www.murthy.com/uktakact.html>, available on MurthyDotCom. We have now received a response, so perhaps there is hope.
Feb 2004 Response to our Earlier Letter
We received a call from the office of a congressperson who is a member of the House Subcommittee on Immigration, Border Security, and Claims. The Representative responded to our letter and advised us that there will be a congressional hearing in March 2004 on the TSC backlog issue. The witnesses are to include the Director of the Texas Service Center. One of the goals of the hearing is to ascertain what steps are necessary to reduce the backlog to a six month level. The purpose of gathering this information seemingly is to draft legislation that would provide funding towards backlog reduction.
We are very excited about this positive development. We will remain in contact with the Subcommittee on this matter and provide any appropriate input. We will advise MurthyDotCom and MURTHYBULLETIN readers as the hearings are scheduled and any action is taken.