Several member attorneys have reported barriers to properly filing applications due to not only the agency’s wrongful rejections, but the egregious delays in USCIS mailing back the rejected application or petition. Through the Call for Examples that AILA conducted, we observed several instances of hardships brought on by USCIS’ avoidable rejections and unacceptable adjudication delays. Some of these eligibility categories include filing via family or employment, through refugee or asylee status, as human trafficking and crime victims, and as victims of abuse. The types of applicants who file I-485 green card applications are eligible for permanent residency through various categories. Rejections for failing to file an accompanying form which is not necessary for that particular application. Rejections for failing to file the accompanying fee (which in fact was included). Forms rejected because of missing pages (which weren’t missing at all, they were literally right there). And wow, we got responses.ĭozens of case examples for green card application (Form I-485) rejected for failing to check certain boxes on the form. We issued one such Call for Examples recently in response to reports about USCIS rejecting applications and petitions, in many cases months after the application or petition was submitted to USCIS. That’s often when we do a Call for Examples to request case examples from our 15,000+ members so we can get a sense of the universe of problems our members are facing. Now, immigration law has been compared to tax law in complexity, but there are times it goes beyond ‘complex’ all the way into ridiculous and irrational. We often hear of problems from one or two member attorneys whose clients suddenly face an obstacle in what should have been a pretty seamless process. Now, accountability has several different connotations but what it boils down to is that we want USCIS to stop doing things to block legitimate bona fide applicants and petitioners from accessing the immigration benefits for which they are eligible. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) accountable to ensure the agency remains true to its mission to provide prompt, consistent and fair adjudications to its customers. The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) has a number of advocacy priorities, one of which is to hold U.S.
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