New USCIS Processing Numbers Our on Dash for October

[dirk_diggler 107]

These trend charts are recent as of October... is that when petitions started being transferred from NBC? So I suppose we won't know how fast they are adjudicating until the Nov/Dec results are released. is my understanding correct?

[thedude6752000 360]

These trend charts are recent as of October... is that when petitions started being transferred from NBC? So I suppose we won't know how fast they are adjudicating until the Nov/Dec results are released. is my understanding correct?

Correct, but we have a pretty good damn idea of how fast they are going from VJ data.

[BOS_LHR 829]

I think that it's perfect. Who are we sending it to?

Definitely emails to everyone who received the previous letters:

Bob Goodlatte

alejandro.mayorkas@dhs.gov; alejandro.mayorkas@hq.dhs.gov; uscisfrcomments@dhs.gov; Lori.Scialabba@dhs.gov; Lori.Scialabba@hq.dhs.gov; cisombudsman@dhs.gov; maria.m.odom@dhs.gov; maria.m.odom@hq.dhs.gov; brandi.blackburn@uscis.dhs.gov; rand.beers@hq.dhs.gov; letters@washpost.com; executive@aila.org; newsroom@aila.org; Public.Engagement@uscis.dhs.gov

Anyone else we haven't thought of?

Are there enough people who could fax today or tomorrow to make that worthwhile, too?

These trend charts are recent as of October... is that when petitions started being transferred from NBC? So I suppose we won't know how fast they are adjudicating until the Nov/Dec results are released. is my understanding correct?

Transfers started in October, yes. But USCIS stated in November that it had been focused on the backlog for "several months," which means to me that we shouldn't be seeing data get worse.

Edited December 19, 2013 by BOS_LHR

[Kaylara 814]

We actually have seen that members here started being transferred sometime in September or even August. But that's neither here nor there. This is the information that they had available to them when they sent out their letter stating that they were making significant progress over the preceding weeks and months. This information shows that they were keeping their processing dates back artificially, and that, in fact, they processed half the number of cases in Oct. than in March. (And the trend chart shows that the number of completions has been going down, not up.)

[Kaylara 814]

Definitely emails to everyone who received the previous letters:

Bob Goodlatte

alejandro.mayorkas@dhs.gov; alejandro.mayorkas@hq.dhs.gov; uscisfrcomments@dhs.gov; Lori.Scialabba@dhs.gov; Lori.Scialabba@hq.dhs.gov; cisombudsman@dhs.gov; maria.m.odom@dhs.gov; maria.m.odom@hq.dhs.gov; brandi.blackburn@uscis.dhs.gov; rand.beers@hq.dhs.gov; letters@washpost.com; executive@aila.org; newsroom@aila.org

Anyone else we haven't thought of?

Are there enough people who could fax today or tomorrow to make that worthwhile, too?

Transfers started in October, yes. But USCIS stated in November that it had been focused on the backlog for "several months," which means to me that we shouldn't be seeing data get worse.

Does it make sense to also sent it to the Public Engagement people at the USCIS, as they were the one that sent out that stakeholder letter?

[quitepainful 56]

thats a good idea Kaylara... how about news outlets?

[BOS_LHR 829]

Does it make sense to also sent it to the Public Engagement people at the USCIS, as they were the one that sent out that stakeholder letter?

Fantastic. Added to the list above.

[Kaylara 814]

thats a good idea Kaylara... how about news outlets?

I think that news outlets would need a different style of letter. Perhaps we could write an opinion piece or a letter to the editor style article and submit it to various news outlets across the country.

[thedude6752000 360]

public.engagement@dhs.gov

[Hotter Otter 1,211]

Great letter. If I expressed honestly on here what I thought of USCIS I'd be banned for sure.

[BOS_LHR 829]

I suggest we email this tomorrow. That way we'll have a full day available for people to send it, and we'll have this evening to increase visibility on VJ and generate more participants. I'll remain available tonight to continue working on the draft with any comments made.

[Kaylara 814]

I agree with that. I'll be able to recruit more people on twitter and FB in the meantime.

[LoveMyTico 999]

Before it was Feb. 12, 2013. It means that none of us who filed after that can file a service request or get help from the Ombudsman, and probably not from our Senators or Congresspeople.

And the Ombudsman's office told me they are not allowed to get involved until we are out of normal processing. So, they "fix" the date so they won't get bothered. Its a lovely process they have set up.

[Blueberry Pancake 311]

You guys are beyond amazing! Great letter BOS_LHR!

Is that how USCIS is trying to bring the processing times down to 5 months? Ha.

As we say in Poland, seems like they're doing it from the... umm... butt's side.

[naam_2013 72]

I am on board.

But the timing is not going to work in our favor - most of the high ranking officials are either already on vacation OR going on vacation starting Monday, 12/23.

I know this is hard for all of us, but my humble suggestion is to postpone this letter till Tuesday, Jan-7-2014.

We know that USCIS have started adjudicating May applicaitons (and they are doing this out of order); so there is a peace of mind (to some extent) that they the pendulum has swung in our way; although I agree that this change in processing-time from 7.4 to 8.7 is complete BS from USCIS.