“Why is USCIS taking so long?” is a question immigration attorneys get asked by clients with more and more frequency these days. Despite the fact that we live in the era of instant messaging, video, and streaming, the U.S. government (and specifically, the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services – “USCIS”) cannot seem to reach the 21st century when it …
What is the CARRP?
Have you ever heard of CARRP? Most people have not, but you should definitely educate yourself if you are an immigrant to the United States coming from an Arab, Middle Eastern, Muslim or South Asian background. CARRP stands for the Controlled Application Review and Resolution Program, and it is meant to delay and deny naturalization, green card, and other applications …
An Update–The Line? What Line? The More Tragic Truth Emerges About Legal Immigration
In October 2009, I wrote a blog talking about the disastrously long waiting lines for legal immigration to the United States. In Get In The Line? What Line? The Tragic Tale of Employment Based Immigrant Visa Delays, I stated that: This delay in legal, employment based immigration is a crisis for America. If you are an intending immigrant, and your …