USCIS might have excuse to delay 485

Asylum applications are not handled in the California Service Center. Therefore, this should have no bearing on our situation.
 
may be good news

Now the class action suit that immigrationportal.com has filed has legal precedent.

I am not entirely sure but...
 
Don't worry, they may issue 22,000 green cards for asylum holder in one business day. See
http://uscis.gov/graphics/publicaffairs/newsrels/backlogfy2005.pdf

Today, and each business day, USCIS will: process 140,000 national security background checks; receive 100,000 web hits; take 50,000 calls at four National Customer Service Centers; adjudicate 30,000 applications for an immigration benefit; see 25,000 visitors at 92 district offices; issue 20,000 green cards; capture 8,000 sets of fingerprints at 130 Application Support Centers; welcome 3,000 newly naturalized citizens; greet 100 refugees; and help American parents adopt 100 foreign children.
 
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