As a federal judge in the state of Texas has done away with President Obama’s measures to stop 4 million or more immigrants from being sent back to their countries of origin, many families who are unauthorized immigrants are beginning to feel restless. This has stemmed from the President’s efforts of offering temporary legal status to fall beyond their reach and this has proved to be highly frustrating.
If President Obama’s executive actions see the light of day then about 1/3rd of the immigrants living in America would be able to attain temporary protection – this would materialize because they were either brought to the U S when they were children or even because their own children attained legal status in the country.
But there have been so many knee-jerk actions on the immigration reforms over the years that it has so happened that the thousands of immigrants who are already authorized to receive protection have turned pessimistic and have seemed to have caved in – they have given up and are no longer applying for work permits or Social Security numbers that they were entitled to under the President’s 1st executive order in the year 2012. The constant, niggling uncertainty and fears of being deported is what is keeping them away. Moreover, due to the constant battling with reforms immigrants seem to have lost trust in the administration, plus, the nearly 500$ in fees makes it very costly to apply. Patience, in the illegal immigrant community, seems to be wearing thin.
It is unfortunate that after fleeing from their countries of origin, children who enter the United States of America as illegal immigrants face a very unsure process of justice in US immigration courts. They are more likely to be successful if they have access to a lawyer and a court nearby. A recent survey revealed that 88 per cent of those children who did not have access to a lawyer were deported back home. This is a humanitarian crisis, which people say has again raised its ugly face in the country. Coming as a major test for the Obama government which had promised fairness and equality of justice in the treatment of child migrants the crisis seems to have been made even more difficult with the current problem of expediting deportation proceedings.
Since last summer though, a lot of progress has been made in locating attorneys for children immigrants, but a large number of cases are still pending. Thousands of such children are already being caught in the aftermath, and many children are being forced to live under the perpetual threat of removal. President Obama’s decision, however, has had a lasting impact; many of the children have found themselves in government hands and safekeeping. That seems to be the silver lining in the dark clouds of deportation risks.
As the administration in the United States confronts various issues that plague President Obama’s immigration policies the country’s immigration court system is bogged down due to battling delays that have been extended, because of the deluge of unaccompanied minors that thronged the country last summer.
These cases have been taken up as top priority and will be heard immediately. Due to this development other cases that were already long pending have been put away on the top shelf and will be delayed even further. These cases might even go up to 2019 before they see the light of day.
A President of a Judges Group stated that the entire judicial system was operating in crisis mode for years, and with the onslaught of new cases the situation has only gone from bad to worse. Those who wish to get the issue resolved state that more immigration judges should be hired to expedite the process and get things going. They state that delays like this could prove hazardous for immigration cases in the country. There was no light at the end of the tunnel, they feel.
We had taken a look at how US physicians can be appointed as Green Card Civil Surgeons. Here is the final part of the process:
THE I-693 FORM:
Once the physicians are chosen to be appointed as Civil Surgeons they can start conducting the Immigration Medical Examination for immigration applications. USCIS has prescribed a form on which all the findings have to be recorded, that is the findings of the physical examination, the vaccination records, results of the blood work and the tuberculin tests. This form is called the I-693 form, or the Report of the Medical Examination and Vaccination Record. The I-693 form forms an important part of the entire Immigration Medical Examination process.
The Civil Surgeon should take care while filling up this form:
- All the relevant details along with other information of the applicant should be entered correctly and all records should be properly filled into the form.
- The vaccination records should also be completed.
- All relevant and necessary information and certification details of the USCIS Civil Surgeon should also be a part of the I-693 form.
After the form is filled up the Civil Surgeon should then provide his or her certification on the form by affixing his seal and signature. The form should then be inserted into an envelope provided for the purpose and sealed fully. This sealed cover will then have to be handed over to the applicant who will then forward it to the immigration authorities for subsequent procedures that have to be followed. This finishes the process of medical examination in the Immigration Medical Examination process.
