SIXTEEN HOUSE REPS ASK DHS AND DOS FOR ANSWERS ON VISAGATE

Earlier this week, sixteen Congressional House representatives sent a letter to Sec. Jeh Johnson (DHS) and Sec. John Kerry (DOS) for answers related to September’s bumbled visa bulletin roll-out that resulted in a last minute revised Visa Bulletin, just days before the October 1 live date. 

This blog produced several articles on the series of events, which has been dubbed “Visa Gate” on Twitter.

Sept. 9 - NEW VISA BULLETIN ALLOWS EARLY FILING OF I-485s

Sept. 16 - MORE NEWS AND ANALYSIS ON THE NEW VISA BULLETIN

Sept 26 - REVISED VISA BULLETIN REVEALS TONE DEAF USCIS

Oct 10 - IN DEPTH ANALYSIS OF THE NOVEMBER 2015 VISA BULLETIN

The House Member’s letter asks for the estimated number of applicants who were impacted by the last minute revised Visa Bulletin. 

Going further, they ask for DHS to consider providing EAD cards and allowing portability to those with approved I-140s.  Both concepts were recently endorsed by AILA.