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Having to explain that humanitarian parole is not an immigrant status is exhausting. The implications in the OP were that favoritism was being applied due to South Africa's associations with Elon Musk. I attempted to explain that point but, as the media and folks who digest it do repeatedly, the facts were circumvented with "whites are all the same" argument. Gishgalloping right around the point I was making, to assume I am opposed to refugee status, is insulting and in bad faith. Our system works when it is allowed to work, in fact, and the years spent exploiting and ignoring the law now have serious repercussions that affect many people in this country, who if even well meaning in intentions have been misled by the previous administration. So thank you so much for putting incorrect words in my court so I have the opportunity to correct that, immediately.

Today's stats: May 20, 2025 11:59pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 9795 (+248) • Denied 1274 (+11) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 88 (-3) • Interview Cancelled: 388 (-6) • Interview Scheduled: 11,987 (-198) • Processing: 16,605 (-54) • Received: 431 (-1) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 502 (-2) • Terminated: 172 (+1) • Withdrawal: 53 (+3) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved: 24% Percentage of cases interview scheduled: 29% Even though approvals continue a solid uptick, the dwindling numbers exiting the Processing status is pretty disheartening. Seems like the initial push for interview scheduling is over, and those of us not caught in that wave simply have to wait longer.

That has a nice alligatorlike onomatopoeia ring to it. RIAP Morris.

I knew the winner would be Casey's 😂 Their pizza is insanely good. I have to say though, I was driving through the South in January and there is nothing, absolutely NOTHING in Iowa that tops Buc-ees, oh my damn lol

Tell me you know nothing about the cultural and historical makeup of SA, without telling me you know nothing about the cultural and historical makeup of SA. Elon Musk is not just a white South African--he's a British South African, a distinct ethnic group from the Afrikaners whose origins are from the Netherlands. For context, the Boer settlers arrived in the Cape in 1652--three decades after the Mayflower landed in Plymouth and about 200 years before the Bantu migrations settled the Zulu tribe, SA's dominant black population, in what is now the province of KwaZulu-Natal, on the opposite side of the country. In the 17th century the native population of the region to become South Africa were two nomadic tribes called the Khoi and the San--indigenous and distinct cultures who did not settle the land and had generally good relations with the Boers. You can enjoy looking up how diplomatic relations fared between anyone in Africa, black or white, when it came to the Zulu empire. The relations between Afrikaners and the British is a tenuous and tumultuous history. My husband, who is British-Rhodesian while bearing his father's Afrikaner name, knows this divide all too well. So when you say this action is a means to placate the whims of Elon Musk, I have to mildly interject that your generalizations based on skin color are awkwardly misguided and racist, and that you haven't the slightest idea what you are talking about.

As someone who also walked the cancer journey with her father for eleven years, I have a very, very hard time believing it went undiagnosed all this time, not with a)the rigorous medical reviews US presidents undergo, and b)the lack of disclosure of Biden's results for his entire term, something unprecedented. Stage 4 can be a years-long process. Much of the behaviors exuded by the former president, behaviors that were dismissed while the American people were gaslit in real time until a time convenient for the media to admit the obvious, are side effects of chemotherapy. "Chemobrain" is a well documented condition (chemotherapy related cognitive impairment). Given all the lies that have surfaced regarding the last administration, I will call on Occam's Razor here. The exception to the rule does not work for me. What was most likely the case here? I do not like Biden, but his administration was possibly one of the most corrupt and perverse in America's history, installing a dying man as a placeholder for the oval office. This is why Pelosi's interest in the 25th went nowhere. Everyone who knew (and I can't wait to learn who in sum "they" are) were counting on stage 4b to do its thing in due time. Apparently everyone was checking their watches, if you catch my drift.

Today's stats: May 19, 2025 7:50pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 9497 (+241) • Denied 1263 (+3) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 91 (+1) • Interview Cancelled: 394 (+2) • Interview Scheduled: 12,185 (-171) • Processing: 16,659 (-65) • Received: 432 (0) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 504 (-1) • Terminated: 171 (0) • Withdrawal: 50 (0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved: 23% Percentage of cases interview scheduled: 29%

Today's stats: May 18, 2025 9:54pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 9256 (+299) • Denied: 1260 (+10) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 90 (-1) • Interview Cancelled: 392 (0) • Interview Scheduled: 12,356 (-212) • Processing: 16,724 (-100) • Received: 432 (-3) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 505 (-4) • Terminated: 171 (+2) • Withdrawal: 50 (0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved: 22% Percentage of cases interview scheduled: 30%

Today's stats: May 17, 2025 11:19pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 8957 (+481) • Denied: 1250 (+28) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 91 (-3) • Interview Cancelled: 392 (+6) • Interview Scheduled: 12,568 (-341) • Processing: 16,824 (-187) • Received: 435 (-5) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 509 (+14) • Terminated: 169 (+6) • Withdrawal: 50 (0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved: 22% Percentage of cases interview scheduled: 30%

Today's stats: May 16, 2025 7:57am CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 8476 (+259) • Denied: 1222 (+15) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 94 (-1) • Interview Cancelled: 386 (+3) • Interview Scheduled: 12,909 (-160) • Processing: 17,011 (-125) • Received: 440 (-2) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 495 (+11) • Terminated: 163 (+1) • Withdrawal: 50 (0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved: 20% Percentage of cases interview scheduled: 31%

Today's stats: May 15, 2025 8:21am CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 8217 (+418) • Denied: 1207 (+11) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 95 (0) • Interview Cancelled: 383 (-4) • Interview Scheduled: 13,069 (-80) • Processing: 17,136 (-69) • Received: 442 (0) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 484 (-2) • Terminated: 162 (0) • Withdrawal: 50 (0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved: 20% Percentage of cases interview scheduled: 32% I'm now tracking the two statuses separately to try and follow the flow better. There's another massive uptick in approvals. We've been hovering around 32% for scheduled interviews for a week now. My completely uneducated guess is that USCIS caps scheduling when they hit roughly a third of cases, then keep that percentage steady while the interviews commence. Considering that approval status has increased 4% in that time, with scheduling hovering around the same, it seems to make sense.

Today's stats: May 14, 2025 6:25pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 7799 (+272) • Denied: 1196 (+19) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 95 (-1) • Interview Cancelled: 387 (-14) • Interview Scheduled: 13,149 (-127) • Processing: 17,205 (-155) • Received: 445 (-1) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 486 (+4) • Terminated: 162 (+2) • Withdrawal: 50 (+8) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved or interview scheduled: 51% A reduction in scheduled interviews, for the first time.. and a surge in approvals. Guess we're over the curve and the interview dates hit hard this week. Which is great, for some of us! Hoping to see a net positive in scheduling again tomorrow.

Today's stats: May 13, 2025 10:45am CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 7799 (+96) • Denied: 1177 (+12) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 96 (-2) • Interview Cancelled: 401 (-8) • Interview Scheduled: 13,276 (+15) • Processing: 17,360 (-109) • Received: 446 (-1) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 482 (-5) • Terminated: 160 (0) • Withdrawal: 42 (+2) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved or interview scheduled: 51%

Today's stats: May 12, 2025 5:36pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 7703 (+157) • Denied: 1165 (+11) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 98 (+1) • Interview Cancelled: 409 (-12) • Interview Scheduled: 13,261 (+53) • Processing: 17,469 (-214) • Received: 447 (-2) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 487 (+5) • Terminated: 160 (0) • Withdrawal: 46 (0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved or interview scheduled: 51%

My now-husband entered through DTW on September 13th, 2024. Everything is a bit blurry for him as he had been traveling for almost 24 hours by that point, including taking a four hour Uber to a whole different airport in South Africa as there were constant cancellations and delays, but that's neither here nor there. Here's what he remembers: The panel physician he saw in his country actually sealed the CD inside his packet. So the whole envelope was collected by the CBP agent. However, we have the CD now. He believes this was actually mailed to us in the following weeks. If you have them separately, don't expect them to collect the CD but they will definitely take the packet. Still, have both handy. Jon says the experience was pretty seamless. He had to stand in the queue with all travelers at customs but when he got to the window, he was directed to secondary pretty swiftly. Said he sat waiting for secondary processing for roughly 20 minutes. This was a Friday though, which is a high-traffic day. Times may vary. The secondary inspection was cut and dry. I probed Jon about questions and he said they were quite similar to normal customs, such as "what is your final destination?", from what he recalls. However other questions related to the wedding were presented: just when and where, essentially. The agent wasn't mean or overly friendly; he kept things very professional and expedient. Jon was only interviewed for a couple minutes before they took the packet and sent him through. I suspect you've already taken your trip but in the event it has not happened yet, I hope this information serves you well. Safe travels!

Today's stats: May 11, 2025 5:17pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 7546 (+182) • Denied: 1154 (+16) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 97 (-1) • Interview Cancelled: 421 (-24) • Interview Scheduled: 13,208 (+19) • Processing: 17,683 (-200) • Received: 449 (0) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 482 (+4) • Terminated: 160 (+2) • Withdrawal: 46 (+2) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved or interview scheduled: 50%

Seems to be averaging 20-30 a day for you guys... one day this week, the Octobers had almost 50 denials, which was crazy... But once we crossed 1k denials it slowed down again to ~15 day. Probably just circumstantial, but in my mind I see the USCIS conclave resting their stamps and going, we did it boys. We made quota. Not at all how it works, I'm sure. I'm just bored and waiting lol

This is very kind of you, thank you for the encouragement and for sharing!

Heck yeah, that's two!! I have a standing bet that five of us will get interviews this month. Hoping Jon is one of them. What an amazing birthday gift, congratulations!

He's my favorite kind of autism. I mean that in the most complimentary of ways. Every day he schools the media, is a day my heart sings.

Today's stats: May 10, 2025 4:40pm CDT October 2024 Filed I-485 Stats • Approved: 7364 (+200) • Denied: 1138 (+17) • Fingerprint Scheduled: 98 (-1) • Interview Cancelled: 445 (-11) • Interview Scheduled: 13,189 (+21) • Processing: 17,883 (-231) • Received: 449 (0) • Rejected: 95 (0) • RFE: 478 (+2) • Terminated: 158 (+3) • Withdrawal: 44 (+0) • Others: 10 (0) Percentage of cases approved or interview scheduled: 50% A weekend for approvals! Guess they don't like booking interviews on Saturdays. We're at 50% of movement, woo!

Today, the Lincoln Project expressed some measure of outrage over the potential suspension of habeas corpus by president Trump. Abraham Lincoln is one of two presidents who have historically taken this action, so... who's going to tell them?

Going to insist on you being at least 50% machine in order to bear this name. The first cyborg pope.

Yikes. You have two options. The first one, others have mentioned and i concur, is to pursue a civil surgeon to meet the requirements in an ethical way: unfortunately at the additional cost. The other option is to insist that the panel physician make the corrections himself, initial the changes, and provide you with the updated copy. But asking you to edit the document yourself is already extremely concerning. At this point, I would only approach this option if the finances compelled you to have no other option. Ultimately, you don't want the blowback of this panel physician derailing the process for you. I would also find the means to report this PP to the CDC after I am through the woods, but that's just me. They are expected to uphold medical integrity for the immigration process, and would be subject to intense scrutiny. You'd be saving a lot of trouble for other individuals and couples who depend on this doctor for their own immigration journeys.

An easy to assumption to make. Most of us in pending have the step 3 already checked. USCIS is notoriously inaccurate on those statuses. The trend has been to interview; having step 3 already checked is no indicator yours has been waived.