https://www.asylumist.com/2012/10/03/dhs-ombudsman-on-unaccompanied-child-asylum-seekers/ Asylum and Its Discontents in the United States Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:52:30 +0000 hourly 1 https://www.asylumist.com/2012/10/03/dhs-ombudsman-on-unaccompanied-child-asylum-seekers/comment-page-1/#comment-4460 Mon, 19 Nov 2012 17:52:30 +0000 http://www.asylumist.com/?p=2737#comment-4460 IIUSA, the trade association for EB-5, hosts a rueglar conference call for members, and I was particularly impressed by this month’s guest caller from the CIS Ombudsman Office. Fred Troncone is a senior advisor at the office dealing specially with business matters, and he appeared well informed about the EB-5 program, energetic and proactive, and ready and willing to work closely with both stakeholders and USCIS to consider recommendations for improvement and address case-specific problems. Comments and complaints can be submitted directly to USCIS through the EB-5 inquiry page, but keep the CIS Ombudsman in mind as well. As an independent office within the Department of Homeland Security, the CIS Ombudsman exists (at least so long as it can keep funding) to help improve the immigration service. To quote from its website: The Ombudsman is dedicated to identifying systemic problems in the immigration benefits process and preparing recommendations for submission to U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) for process changes. The Ombudsman believes that process change recommendations from individuals like you represent one of the best sources for identifying systemic problems in the immigration benefits process.

]]> https://www.asylumist.com/2012/10/03/dhs-ombudsman-on-unaccompanied-child-asylum-seekers/comment-page-1/#comment-4327 Fri, 12 Oct 2012 09:29:01 +0000 http://www.asylumist.com/?p=2737#comment-4327 […] Ensuring a Fair and Effective Asylum Process for Unaccompanied Alien Children (U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Ombudsman, Sept. 2012) [text] – See also related blog post. […]

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