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Karen Tumlin with justice Action Center is a rockstar! Really appreciate good people like here fighting for injustices : https://www.instagram.com/reel/DHmo0HdP_3X/?igsh=MjhycXU0aHJmbGdx

If you are interested on the topic, this USCIS site discusses the requirements for green card eligibility based on CAA. It's an easier read than the actual law unless you like dry legal speak https://www.uscis.gov/green-card/green-card-eligibility/green-card-for-a-cuban-native-or-citizen Here is the actual law. https://www.congress.gov/bill/89th-congress/house-bill/15183/text Edit - 1980 Amendment: In 1980, the CAA was modified, lowering the residency requirement to a minimum of one year. This change occurred during the Mariel boatlift, when over 100,000 Cubans migrated to the U.S. by boa

Ah my bad. You're correct then, humanitarian parole is not a valid immigration path. The people I sponsored only arrived legally on HP, were inspected and paroled legally into the US by HP.... Their Adjustment of Status however was done via i-485 with the checkmark on Cuban Adjustment Act which they meet 100% of the legal requirements for.

Have you actually read the 1966 US law Cuban Adjustment Act? "section 245(c) of the Immigration and Nationality Act, the status of any alien who is a native or citizen of Cuba and who has been inspected and admitted or paroled into the United States subsequent to January 1, 1959 and has been physically present in the United States for at least two years, may be adjusted by the Attorney General to that of an alien lawfully admitted for permanent residence if the alien makes an application for such adjustment" The US law that allows a Cuban to adjust is not dependent on their legal admission to the USA. They only need to be inspected and admitted, or paroled to the USA which is absolutely the case in my situation. This is why it was very odd that Biden even included Cubans in this program, because for Cubans only, a two year temporary stay is automatic permanent per this 1966 US law. Are you aware that that Cubans illegally enter the USA frequently, and then adjust legally under this 1966 law once they meet the requirements of time in the USA? There is a long history of this adjustment path, and USCIS would have a difficult time denying someone with the substantial case law already around this topic. I understand that there are those that might think this shouldn't be US law. fair enough, email your congressman because it takes a act of congress to kill this law. I'm neither a proponent or opponent of this law, however I do think it's not fair to attack anyone that adjusts under this law as they are just following an established immigration path per US law.

Thanks. I feel like the best plan here is to just wait it out. Feel like reapplying before the first application is approved/denied, might cause even more confusion. Maybe just sit back, see what happens, if denial then reapply if still relevant.

Only caring about your own rights, is the recipe for losing your rights. (Not directed any anyone in particular... Just something reading this post should keep in mind. )

I have a document from Homeland Security that clearly states that the 5 people I sponsored were "inspected and paroled" to the USA. It's stamped with their legal endorsement.

immigrant had a valid i-765 work authorization. Their work authorization was expiring in a few months, and so we wanted to submit a renewal for their work authorization. The original basis for their work-authorization is no longer valid, and instead we were applying based on pending i-485 residency. The issue as you can see from the attached picture from the form, we selected "renewal of my permission to accept employment" because those words were exactly what we were doing... However if you read the definitions in the instructions it clearly states that "initial permission" is when you are asking for work permission depending on a new basis. "Renewal" is only supposed to be for when you are renewing your work authorization under the same class that you were previously approved for. Anyways, We did it wrong. The rest of the application is correct, and the filing fee is correct.... Is this something I can correct now somehow? or is this something that an agent would just roll his eyes over and file it as a initial permission?

Did you want the source that USCIS has put on "indefinite hold" the processing of all legal applications from CHNV people? I can link that again... Or do you want proof this USCIS "indefinite hold" came from trump? As I just wrote, that was gap-filling I personally did. Question though - Would that even matter? Do you think Trump would have told USCIS not to do what they are doing? Or do you think he would tell them "good job putting an indefinite hold"? I don't really feel what I said should be all that controversial. it's absolutely 100% aligned with his war on immigration.

No, I don't have a source, and I will admit that I am filling in the pieces here. The only public source I have is the CBS article (that I have posted) talking about the leaked internal USCIS memo. I've also chatted with an unnamed USCIS agent on a different social media platform, and based on their post history I felt it was pretty credible that they are in fact an agent that is working on adjudicating cases, and this alleged agent did confirm to existence of the memo and stated they are not processing any applications for people that arrived on CHNV and the Ukraine program (forget the name). I've also talked with my congressman's team and they have also confirmed that this is their understanding of what is happening too and they are working to this direction changed. Finally there is a lawsuit that is being heard today in MA brought by the National Action Center regarding this "indefinite hold" on applications from people that arrived on CHNV and Ukraine's program. Now where I am personally filling in the gaps is with the motivation for this memo and this new direction USCIS has taken. In life, I like to consider the data and then make conclusions based on what is the most likely cause of that action. In this case the data is everything I just said above regarding USCIS, and Trumps actions calling people that arrived on CHNV "illegal" that "Biden should have never allowed them" and then the most recent executive order that is attacking these lawful people. If I ask myself, what's the most likely cause of this memo? Is it something that the new USCIS head just invented in his head that's a departure from how the organization has been handling thing, or could maybe Trump had advised him to go down this path? You're right, I have no proof, and I fully admit I could be wring and it could not be direction coming from the potus..... However it sure smells like it.

The presidential press secretary flat out lying. Would you like the see the airfare receipts for the 5 people I sponsored and literally paid for their flights?

This response to what you quoted don't line up. I am not upset that Trump prematurely ended the parole for immigrants that came here with the program. That's within his power but it's kinda a not-nice thing to do... The nice thing to do would have been to just allow those that arrived to have their 2 year temporary stay and then go back to their country. What I am personally upset about is USCIS is not processing residency applications for people that arrived with this program. For example - If my fiancée had come by this CNHV program, we then married here, and applied for her residency based on our legal lawful marriage.... Trump has instructed USCIS to NOT process that application. That application is on a "indefinite hold" which means that USCIS will not process this application that we paid $1,440 to be processed unless the courts put a stop to this illegal actions or new president is elected. I can tell you that with the enemies he has made this term... Good bye Republican party. From not on I will be voting very strongly Democrat across the board... I don't even care who is running. Could be cloned Joseph Stalin and he has my vote. Can you please also show me their immigration status and a quick blurb on their crimes?

Agreed. My partner had submitted a proper i-485 checking the box for adjustment via US law Cuban Adjustment Act which she and all of her family members meet the requirements 100%. As I have stated, 2 of the 5 already received their green cards last September. That said, I do not trust Trump to actually follow US law. He could easily deport her to the prison in El Salvador by using the Enemy Aliens act of 1798. Her actual parole expires in a couple weeks on April 7th. I'll let you know if ICE shows up at my doorstep.

Literally makes no difference if we marry or not. Trump will deport her either way if he has his way. Would probably be better for me if we were not married so I wouldn't need to figure out a way to divorce once she is gone.

When I created this thread, it was before Trump revoked Biden's Humanitarian Parole. If you read my first message the issue for me was that Trump had directed USCIS to "indefinitely hold" and not process applications legal lawful applications from people who arrived via CHNV. This is in fact not legal for the agency and Trump to just never process applications that are consistent with US law. The Cubans that I sponsored paid for their i-765 work authorizations ($460), paid for their i-693 medicals ($250), paid for their residency applications ($1,440), paid for their i-765 renewals based on pending residency ($260) and it isn't right for USCIS to no longer process their applications which are based on US immigration law (specifically the Cuban Adjustment Act of 1966). Since then Trump abused the use of the Alien Enemy's act of 1798 by sending 238 unknown people to a prison in El Salvador. He is also threatening to send US citizens to this same prison without the right to a trial. He is prematurely ending the parole program that Biden afforded these people which is well within his rights, however it's a pretty crappy move. (I'd had like to use other adjectives to describe that move, however it's not allowed on this site). I know several people who are making arrangements to fly home. These were lawful immigrants that were following the laws of society, working full time, paying taxes, and contributing to commerce. It's not a nice thing to do to innocent people if you ask me. I cut the part of your post talking about abuse in the program because it's distracting from the main point of why I am upset which is the first paragraph of this post. My unbiased views of this program is that USCIS handled it poorly from the very start just like every other immigration path they screw up badly. People were poorly vetted, people were processed in random orders, the more people you sponsored the more likely you were to get your entire group approved.... I heard stories of people paying for sponsorship and it was just an entire mess to be honest. But I will say since I am plugged into many many communities that the vast majority of people that came through the program are good lawful people that were following the rules. Ask yourself this... Why is trump turning his attention to these 550k people who went through a legal lawful process that biden allowed verses the 5 million illegal border crossings that happened at the same time? Answer - it's much easier to go after honest people who follow the rules... much harder to catch the ones that did so illegally.