Nagpetisyon

In these crazy days of immigration hassles, it is refreshing to hear the good news of a well deserved outcome. 😀

Yes, the text of the bill lists some conditions which would not be minor changes. It's always interesting to see how many people want immigrants to have no access to public benefits without realizing what limits are already in place.

PAUSE Act of 2025 (H.R. 6225) "Pausing on Admissions Until Security Ensured Act" of 2025, House of Representatives Limitation on the ability to issue any visa or provide any status under the immigration laws until certain conditions have been met. Six conditions are listed. This bill is in the first stage of the legislative process. It was introduced into Congress on November 20, 2025. It will be considered by committee next before it is possibly sent on to the House or Senate as a whole. 9 Republican co-sponsors Estimates of 7% chance of getting past committee, 1% chance of being enacted https://www.govtrack.us/congress/bills/119/hr6225

Along with the selective removal of immigrants from Boston naturalization ceremony https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wXJgBOsQuzs is a similar occurance in Indianapolis https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FcUjF43zpvc Most disturbing here is: whether notified by mail or pulled before oath administered, these people were not given details on "what's next?", raising their fears about their new status.

December 10th opinion piece at Newsweek Ending Dual Citizenship Is Impractical and Divisive

I agree it is prudent of the media to get the entire story ( the WHY ) in addition to reporting the puzzling incidents. Only after reporting on more such incidents may a pattern become clear ( e.g. enforcement of this type only in certain cities/states, or with certain visa types). The December 2 changes regarding immigrants from 19 countries was stated publicly in a Policy Memorandum PM-602-0192, but it is not clear if recent ICE detentions at USCIS interviews are a result of a stated policy and are applied nationwide or targetted. It may be worthwhile for the media to investigate the validity of that "leaked USCIS memo" saying immigration interview officers are to be messaging ICE during green card interviews if there is an out of status issue in the past. At present this is a rumored memo and not a published office policy or public directive.

People looking at these incidents and saying, "cannot be happening, nothing like this has occurred in past USCIS customs" need to remember the parent organization of USCIS has a modified mission this year (deportation), and USCIS could and will change habits to help the apprehension numbers ( low hanging fruit). Just because typical USCIS interviews did not last more than 30 minutes in the past doesn't mean interviewers now may be probing longer and more deeply ( to their credit ) or stretching out the interview until ICE can arrive outside the door.

It is a stark truth. With the current climate of searching for immigrants out of status for ANY amount of time, being under the protection of a I-485 submission before day 91 is a wise move, perhaps not realized until you someday show up for the interview to grant that green card.

Unconfirmed reports claim USCIS office employees coordinate with ICE on-site for arrests during routine immigration interviews. This gets more attention following a recent series of apprehensions in San Diego during Green Card interviews. A "leaked memo" details possible practices at interviews

Yes - obviously - the medical exam before the interview is mandatory, with results communicated to the embassy.

For applicants from the 19 countries, the December 2nd USCIS guidance is that there is a pause on processing actions which bring a benefit to those applicants. Benefits include: Asylum, Green card applications, Employment applications, Citizenship ( including administering the oath ) https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aY9fxGjIPXM

Not a lot of instructions accompany an online form. One has to relay on external guides to completing the form, and assess the quality of information provided by people who have completed the online form and gone on to success with visa issuance. Kind of how we're getting and assessing advice from other participants in this forum, eh?

Results of the medical exam will be in the embassy's hands before the interview, and "the records" in the hands of the immigrant who received needed shots. DS-160 can be submitted after the medical and before the interview, thus making a true statement upon its submission that records are on hand. Simply a matter of timing.

Somewhat related poor behavior: Immigrants from those 19 countries the Administration is focussing on were pulled out of line as they entered their citizenship swearing-in ceremony, told they could not participate. Implication seems one section of the US government does not believe the ability of another department to investigate and approve citizenship applicants. https://people.com/immigrants-approved-for-citizenship-pulled-out-by-officials-at-oath-ceremony-11863779 https://www.wgbh.org/news/local/2025-12-05/immigrants-kept-from-faneuil-hall-citizenship-ceremony-as-feds-crackdown-nationwide

Cannot find where I said "expert". 🤔 Perhaps you'll point me to those "official instructions". Would be a nice reference for all of us to have. 😁