USCIS's illegal actions - Attention all Ukraine, Cuba, Haiti, Venezuela, and Nicaragua immigrants

[wazzujoel 82]

If you are from one of these countries and you arrived to the US on Humanitarian Parole then you should know by now that ALL applications/petitions that you submitted have been put on "indefinite hold" by USCIS. This means that if you submitted a Work Authorization, or an Adjustment of status because you married a USC, or any other application, USCIS agents have been directed to not process these applications. The money you paid, and the petition you submitted will just sit there and never be processed until either Trump allows it, or perhaps courts put a stop to this illegal practice. You might even need to wait until a Democrat is elected president again such that they can provide justice for the immigrants that are here legally that trump is attacking. I contacted my congressman and he confirmed to me that it is true that USCIS is not processing any application submitted for an individual that came from these 5 countries. 

 

I have come across a immigration lawyer whom is working on a class action lawsuit against USCIS for these illegal actions. The lawyers name is Jim Hacking III. To be included in this lawsuit send a request to info@hackinglawpractice.com. I found this class action lawsuit by watching his youtube channel on immigration (episode below and the relevant information starts around the 3 minute mark. 

 

 

 

 

[Boiler 46,399]

I like Jim, he has some cracking shows, the same sort of cases that used to be on here back in the day.

 

But he does tend to get over excited.

[Ontarkie 14,657]

~~Moved to General Immigration Discussion, from IR1/CR1 P&P~~

[Lemonslice 5,021]

Thanks for adding details to our prior discussion.  How many family members of yours are stuck now @wazzujoel?

[wazzujoel 82]

Appreciate moving this thread to an appropriate location on the site. I wasn't sure where something like this fit in. 

 

On 3/4/2025 at 11:54 PM, Lemonslice said:

Thanks for adding details to our prior discussion.  How many family members of yours are stuck now @wazzujoel?

 

I competed 5 residency applications based on Cuban Adjustment Act. Two were approved and the other three are in limbo. 

 

Apr 12, 2024   - My fiancée - Pending  

May 20, 2024 - Friend - Approved 09/11/2024

Jun 3, 2024 - Fiancée's mother - Pending 

Jun 3, 2024 - Fiancée's brother - Pending 

Jun 3, 2024 - Fiancée's stepdad - Approved 09/16/2024

 

All five of these I-485's were completed exactly the same by me, with the only difference being biographic data. i-485 via Cuban Adjustment Act is very straight forward as they are not subject to public discharge and the only requirements are i-693 medical, either Cuban passport or Cuban Birth certificate, and i-94 proving continual presence in the USA for 1 year + 1 day. 

 

Also, I have filed for a I-765 Work Authorization EAD renewal based on C(09) "pending i-485". This was an additional $260 payment to USCIS since the $1,440 residency application is still pending. My mother-in-law works full time overnights at Walmart, loves her jobs, pays taxes, has a 401k through Walmart that she contributes to... Since Trump has directed USCIS to not process any applications for applicants that arrived via Humanitarian Parole, she will lose her job on May 15th. My congressman is aware that Trump and USCIS has put legal immigrants, such as my family, on "indefinite holds" and will no longer process their applications. Hopefully, the courts get involved soon and put a stop to this before Trump forces them (and many other legal immigrants in their situation) to insolvency. I've already reached out to public assistance in our county and they confirmed that if they lose their jobs and ability to work due to USCIS than they will qualify for Medicaid, SNAP, cash assistance, rent subsides, and other forms of public welfare while they await for USCIS to process their applications. This is the last thing they want.... They love working, and their employer loves them too since they are hard honest workers. 

 

There is also rumors that Trump is planning on ending the Humanitarian Parole early. What this would do is it would move up the dates of when she is no longer allowed to work. Their current EADs (that they paid for) were based on Humanitarian Parole, so if he prematurely ends it, then it also ends their EAD early. I have received confirmation that if their parole period ends without a decision on their residency application, then they will be in a "protected stay" status here, where they are allowed to stay in the USA and cannot be deported until a decision is made on their i-485. And this could be for the entire length of Trumps presidency or maybe even longer. They will be living off the government this at this time, but that's what Trump wants as it pushes his narrative that immigrants are just trying to take advantage of the American people. Their residency will eventually be approved as it's based on a 1966 US law (Cuban Adjustment Act) and they have met all conditions for residency... There isn't any room for interpretation. 

Edited Friday at 07:16 PM by wazzujoel

[TBoneTX 46,442]

9 hours ago, wazzujoel said:

My congressman is aware

Brother, lean on your Congressman, and on your senior U.S. Senator, too.  There's little that you can do on your own, and relying on your elected officials may help to alleviate some of your stress, which is surely considerable.