US President trump taken a shocking decision DHS has sent CIS on a 60-day long leave May create problem for Indian H-1B Visa holder immigrants

Us immigration policy: The Trump administration in the US has taken a shocking decision. The Homeland Security Department (DHS) led by Trump Administration has sent the entire staff of the Citizenship and Immigration Services (CIS) Lokpal office on a long leave of 60 days. It is not being seen as a temporary change but as a strategic decision. This decision has deepened the doubt that the independent immigration inspection system is being gradually eliminated by the Trump administration.

The CIS office worked freely compared to United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It used to help about 30,000 people out of immigration problems every year. Its main objective was to ensure transparency and fairness in immigration processes. However, now no department can monitor the functioning of USCIS due to temporary closure of CIS.

The most impact of this change can be on those of Indian origin who are working in America on H-1B visa or studying on F-1 visa. Both these sections are often victims of the slow process of USCIS, documentary mistakes and delay in form processing. For this, he used to resort to CIS Lokpal, which made his work easy. However, now Trump’s decision can bring a lot of difficulties for him.
H-1B visa holders trouble
When the CIS Lokpal is temporarily closed, H-1B visa holders will have to find alternative avenues to know the status of their petition or challenge the inequalities of the USCIS. However, the biggest concern is that there will be no fair or independent eye on the decision process of USCIS in the absence of Lokpal.

Reaction of immigration lawyers and MPs
The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and several advocacy groups have sharply criticized the decision. He believes that this step indicates lack of transparency in the immigration system and monopoly of administrative control. Democratic MPs have specifically described the move as disregard of legal imperative, as the affected office was established with the help of CIS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties law and it cannot be removed.

What can the affected immigrants do?
After the closure of the Lokpal, there are some major options in front of the affected immigrants:

1. Contact your Congress representative: In many cases, representatives can get information directly from USCIS and get matters priority.

2. Take the help of immigration lawyer: Professional guidance is very important for especially difficult cases. The help of certified lawyers can be taken from institutions like Aila.

3. Keep detail records of all documents: Every email, letter, call log and copy of the application should be maintained so that it can be presented as evidence at any time.

4. Consider premium processing: If a visa holder is financially possible, then you can speed up the application process by taking advantage of the premium processing facility of USCIS.