March-April-May 2020 Filers (merged)

[roddie2k 68]

Just a quick update to keep the thread going.

 

I had a call with the FRC director for Lees Summit (MO) on Friday to check on the status of their facility.He told me the return to work is pretty much at 25% and the folks in the office are limited to working 6 hours a day. The situation hasn't changed much since July 2020.Specific to to that area, the Covid rates have increased in the past two weeks and since their reopening plans are linked to that metric, it seems unlikely to see a shift to phase 2 of the reopening anytime soon.

 

So for all of you guys who are stuck due to files being at NARA either expect to wait a long time OR figure out plan B.

 

 

 

Edited November 7, 2021 by roddie2k

[Libertate 17]

Hello VJers! 

For several weeks I've been reading this and other threads for April/May 2020 filers and it just breaks my heart seeing that so many people are affected by the delay with processing our applications. My prayers go out to all of you who are still waiting. As a May 2020 filer from Minneapolis, MN I am in the same situation as many of you. However, I am quite fed up with sitting and patiently waiting and I would like to do something about this! There were many good suggestions in this forum, such as filing a writ of mandamus or taking USCIS to court individually. 
But has anyone considered bringing a class action suit? I haven't really investigated this issue and don't know if certifying a class is possible under the circumstances,  but if it is, I am willing to participate in this both personally and financially. If there are lawyers who are interested in representing us as a group, please send me a private message. I am sure that there are enough members here to crowdfund a legal action against USCIS and FRC on behalf of April/May filers. If you would like to be contacted, please identify yourself by "liking" my message so I can get in touch with you. If there are 40-50 filers willing to participate in this we may be able to certify the action as a class action. Just certification alone, may be sufficient to generate the necessary publicity to get USCIS, FRC or both to expeditiously adjudicate our cases in order to make our motion moot and thus ineligible for judicial review. Whatever works.. if this speeds up at least 50 cases that is already a good enough outcome.