Miami Newspaper States USCIS Changes

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The Miami Herald Article states changes in the USCIS system that now if your spouse was in the US with no papers she could stay and only go back for the interview the BOZO also states that the process will take weeks not months like before

AGAIN WISHFUL THINKING

Sorry its in Spanish

Article:

http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/01/06/1097926/aceleran-tramites-para-legalizar.html

[JimVaPhuong 4,863]

The Miami Herald Article states changes in the USCIS system that now if your spouse was in the US with no papers she could stay and only go back for the interview the BOZO also states that the process will take weeks not months like before

AGAIN WISHFUL THINKING

Sorry its in Spanish

Article:

http://www.elnuevoherald.com/2012/01/06/1097926/aceleran-tramites-para-legalizar.html

This is old news, and the article is severely lacking in some important details. What it is referring to is a policy proposal from the director of USCIS, under direction from the President, to accept I-601 waiver applications for EWI's who are still in the US. The I-601 would be approved or denied before the alien left the US for the consular interview. The current process requires the alien to leave the US, attend the visa interview, get denied for too much unlawful presence, submit an I-601 waiver application, and then wait for a decision. If the I-601 was ultimately denied then the alien would not be able to get back into the US legally. Under the new rule, the alien will be able to wait for a decision on the I-601 before leaving the US. If it's approved then they can leave the US and attend the visa interview, which should be a cakewalk. If the I-601 is denied then they can make a CONSCIOUS decision NOT to leave the US, since their visa will be denied if they attend the interview.

As the article states, this will only affect aliens who are otherwise eligible for a visa as a result of a petition from a US citizen, and who are inadmissible for a reason that can be waived with an approved I-601. Relatives of permanent residents or those who have a criminal inadmissibility wouldn't be eligible.

At this point, USCIS director Mayorka has only published this as a proposal in the Federal Register. It will take some time before it becomes a policy change. While it doesn't require the approval of Congress to become policy, Congress could certainly take action to stop it from becoming policy.

Anyone who doesn't see this as obvious political pandering in an election year has probably not been paying attention to this administration's track record on immigration.