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Yep.

I think the point is if the spouse meet in person either during the ceremony, or afterward during a visitation, it would satisfy the "consummation" requirement per USCIS. We do not know anything about the OP as to their ability to travel to the US for a prison visit. If they are from an ESTA/VWP country, or they have a B2, they can meet the requirement even if the federal system does not allow conjugal visits.

Nope, not new, saw similar stories back during Trump's first Administration. The key point, DACA or not, is entered the US with inspection. DACA folks that entered the US with their parents without inspection only have the option of returning to their home country and pursuing consular processing most likely with a waiver. Here is an example from 2018 with a similar story. Probably happened under Biden's USCIS as well, but the media didn't care to highlight those stories. https://www.cnn.com/2018/01/17/us/deported-dad-jorge-garcia-mexico/index.html

This in itself is not new depending on why an I485 was denied. What is new is the MSM covering it. There was someone being helped recently here on VJ that had their I485 denied, and is actively preparing a new filing (forgot to do something on the form). This VJ member was not met by ICE and immediately deported. Now if someone is applying for adjustment and are found inadmissible due to criminal activity, or maybe because they did not meet the requirements (for instance one is not eligible to AOS if they entered the US without inspection). Back during Trump's first term, there were sob stories of illegal border crossers that attempted to AOS for some reason, and it was denied and the person was deported. Again, not uncommon, but the MSM only covers it when it suits their politics.

Not really a big fan of American style Chinese food, but this could be written almost the same for many Thai restaurants. Now food in China is really good and I like the Lazy Susan approach to many restaurants there.

I would send a new package as it seems someone at USCIS struck out the barcode. Good Luck!

In general, most of the comments were about how Biden expanded humanitarian parole as an attempt to alleviate the stress he created at the border. I think I only saw one comment asking why Congress has not ended CAA, but you are correct, only Congress can end that program, although the administration can deprioritize processing of those applications just like what a Obama’s USCIS did with the I751.

The Cuban Adjustment Act is different than what Biden did relative to HP. I was hypothesizing a reason the administration/USCIS may have paused CAA I485s if they thought the Biden HP was unlawful the Trump Administration may be thinking the people entered without inspection which is a requirement for CAA.

I tend to agree. I was only hypothesizing on a possible reason CAA AOSs would be put on hold, to wait out challenges to the legality of the Biden very loose HP. I suspect the current administration will lose that battle in the end, but it will delay a lot of processing until then.

And possibly a federal judge will agree, but until that takes place, I suspect these applications will stay on hold if they even are.

I expect the motivation at least for the Cubans, is related to their eligibility to AOS via the Cuban Adjustment Act. Since many people believe the Biden program was illegal, then people using it would not meet the "inspected and paroled" requirement to AOS. That is just spit balling, but it is clear that many feel that Biden's program was unlawful to begin with. As to the others (Ukrainians, Venezuelans, Haitians), I don't believe they enjoy the same benefit to AOS as the Cuban do, but I could be wrong.

I would think the I485 stuff is dated a bit.

Online is the most efficient way to do it. The pending I751 is immaterial as to method of filing. Good Luck!

This was interesting and somewhat related. Didn't we see something similar in Trump's first term? Btw, I am not sure I agree with the numbers given the vast frontier of the US Canadian border with so many areas unguarded and unmonitored. The basis for the drug numbers is related to the amount seized, not the amount that gets through. On the Canadian border with a Mexican cartel smuggler https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/on-the-canadian-border-with-a-mexican-cartel-smuggler/ar-AA1BvqIl

First, the note on the denial does not include the 18 day (new one to me) disclaimer for the I131, so in my reading the I131 is gone. I have not seen this note before, it is not clear is if this note refers to a new I485, or an I290B filing for the original I485 (my guess is the I290B). Regardless, my take is you need a new I131 and I765 with a new I485 filing, and I also see this with many lawyer opinions. Good Luck!

It is as bad as that judge ordering CBP to not send that Lebanese Dr. back to Lebanon. Are all people coming to the US on a visa now to be let in by CBP with no questions? CBP has a mandated function, and judges are not part of that mandate.

There are two different things here, one is getting married to a federal inmate, and the other being eventual immigration, so you may need two lawyers. Based on what I know, it is up to him to submit the request to get married, and eventually and I130. I assume he has or had a lawyer, I would look to that person for the marriage application, and maybe they can suggest a good immigration attorney to assist with the immigration process. Good Luck! https://www.law.cornell.edu/cfr/text/28/551.13

My only addition especially if you plan to file online is to wait a couple of days after the window opens on 8/24/2025 before actually submitting the N400. Other members have had headaches when submitting the N400 right after the window opens due to archaic dating systems used by federal IT systems. Good Luck!

I tend to agree since you are filing digitally. Upload all the evidence you submitted with the I751 as well as any updated items such as updated tax filings, etc.. Yes, redundant, but it covers the bases. Good Luck!

Maybe this should be a DOGE Finding Thread. I am going to post this here rather than start another thread, but this is amazing. I also highly doubt this is the only example of massive waste, fraud and corruption within the federal bureaucracy. Inside The Now-Shuttered Federal Agency Where Employees Lived ‘Like Reigning Kings’ This reporter spent a year investigating the agency a decade ago, and I found egregious and self-serving violations of hiring, pay, contracting, and purchase card rules. One thing I could not discover is why the agency actually existed, other than to provide luxurious lifestyles for its employees. Endless junkets to resort destinations, which employees openly used to facilitate personal vacations, were justified as building awareness of the agency in the hopes that someone would actually want to use its voluntary services. FMCS seemed, quite clearly, to exist for the benefit of those on its payroll, and not much else. One employee told me: “Let me give you the honest truth: A lot of FMCS employees don’t do a hell of a lot, including myself. Personally, the reason that I’ve stayed is that I just don’t feel like working that hard, plus the location on K Street is great, plus we all have these oversized offices with windows, plus management doesn’t seem to care if we stay out at lunch a long time. Can you blame me?” https://www.dailywire.com/news/fmcs-slush-fund-abolished-by-trump

Supposed to be done within 20 working days. YMMV. Good Luck!

Sconies is a new one to me. We always call them Cheese Heads here in Michigan, and even though my mother’s side of the family originated from Wisconsin, I am happy my grandfather and grandmother decided to relocate.

You do realize this is one of those 80/20 issues where the Democrats are defending the 20%. Whatever, as to political parties, it appears the Democrats are the party in disarray as their schemes always seem to backfire with all their unintended consequences. You discount the fraud that came with what Old Corrupt Joe Biden did, but that is important to many people. Fraud is one of the reasons it is almost impossible for people from some countries to get a B2. Should U.S. consulates give out B2’s to anyone that applies, or extend the VWP to every country? I am sure there are people not committing fraud, most of them likely, but it takes only one bad apple to upset that. Back when my girlfriend/fiancé applied for her B2, both her and I were certain she would not overstay, but regardless she was denied twice due to too many instances of previous fraud/overstays. Btw, you keep saying Trump instructed USCIS to stop processing AOS, I am having a hard time finding this information aside from immigration lawyers trying to drum up business. Do you have a specific source that shows this occurred explicitly?

You can try requesting a FOIA request on yourself. Good Luck! https://www.fbi.gov/how-we-can-help-you/more-fbi-services-and-information/freedom-of-information-privacy-act/requesting-fbi-records

What did you provide when uploading the I864ez?