mon c thank you for responding. My court is in Orlando, I've heard they are busy. When did you file second time with a new lawyer to DHS? We need to finish this year, election is coming , who knows what the new administration will bring . That's why so anxious to be done with Court. After I'm off the Court dock I can deal with I 485 through USCIS.

mon c you never know . For you is the most important thing Ice attorneys to join motion right? And after the motion could be filed directly with the court. If they join motion soon you could be possible done with Court and file 485. I'm hoping it's not going take long in your case and mine. Keep me posted.

mon c why do you think Prosecutorial discretion so important and Ice attorneys to join motion? Could you just file with the court directly?

mon c I get it . I've heard Boston is faster than Orlando. Orlando is a busy place , many people filing asylum . And there is no way to track down progress, at least USCIS I was able to check or chat with Emma.

mon c. Wow ! I pray we all will be out of immigration Court this year . Do you know how bad Orlando immigration Court is ? Since ice attorneys agreed to prosecutorial discretion I have one more step, but still is up to the judge to reopen the case or not .

mon c I think this is your best bet. At least get the ball rolling and finish before election. You have time. Im so done with this too, just waiting from the Court now.

mon c Please do! I will let you know about mine as well

@Jimmy St for me it took about 3 weeks. My lawyer filed the motion on April 4th 2024 and on April 25th 2024 the motion was granted by the judge. I’m living in Seattle, Wa.

mon c Just found out this morning the judge dismissed my case. So happy! I hope yours will be resolved too! Keep praying!

Hi @Jimmy St i have exact same case like yours, only my removal was issued in 2018:) Although it took my clumsy lawyer a whole year to properly file PD with DHS/ICE. They finally agreed to join the motion on 06/21/2024. And they also filed that motion with BIA. I am still waiting BIA’s decision. Lawyer said it shouldn’t take longer than a month. As i also see yours didn’t took long either. For anyone else reading this, my lawyer told me not to worry about new administration that they can’t affect the process. Hope this helps anyone

@mon c Did your lawyer received back email from ICE that PD document are accepted? If he didn’t that means that they are not working on your case and you are waiting in vain, also in 90 days application voids so you have to redoit.

@mon c I see! Good that you changed the lawyer! Good Luck!

@Tamara D thank you im just hoping and praying that the judge approved my motion now so I can get to go back to uscis and finally adjust my status.

@mon c Same my friend, same!😄Let me know when judge approves it!

@Tamara D we will get the approval in Jesus name it's coming very soon....

@Tamara D so the judge wan't dhs to join in the motion first....so I guess re apply again to dhs .......

@mon c Wow interesting! i thought you can do it without them, i guess not. Fyi On 3/12/24 ICE/DHS finally received our request and they approved it on 06/21/24. Little over 3 months. And ypu filled in April, so they should approve it soon!

@Tamara D yea it's just so long and frustrating at times my first lawyer filed with dhs and we waiter 7 or 8 months and nothing but she didn't even try to rch out to them nor did I have proof of anything but this second lawyer filed via e service and make sure to sent proof of filing and everything he's doing but he said he Will submit to dhs and again and try so I just hope I get a different outcome this time....

@mon c Trust me i understand! My lawyer filed on the 3rd of October first time! So 9 monts ago! It took him several tries to figure out how to do it properly, i was beyond frustrated. I even wanted to change the lawyer but i didn’t have it in me. Already changed once. Be patient, it will happen!

@mon c Well that is true. Dallas for exemple doesn’t do online filing/e-service filing. But Miami only do it that way. My case is in Miami.

mon c Hopefully you will get your dismissal. I talked to my lawyer after and he said it was not easy to get this decision, not so much from the judge but PD from ICE. After negotiations, they agreed not to oppose the motion to reopen. I have your lawyer know what he is doing, no room for mistake and hopefully he is done PD before many times. It cost me arm and a leg but no regrets. Money , you can make money later. Wishing you all the best. I know how difficult and frustrating this could be. Let us know your progress please

Tamara D Hi ! Why your case was at BIA, not a local Immigration Court where in 2018 decision was made? Did you apply for adjustment of status already ?

@mon c Good news! Good luck! p.s. thx for tag otherwise i wouldn’t see texts.

@Jimmy St Hi there. Sorry for late response, but you forgot to tag the name with”@“ infront so i never got notified. I was in immigration detention for a month, so i applied for asylum from there. Once i had a court date with immigration judge he denied my application and i appealed at BIA. That’s how it had to be done, so they are handling my case again.

@mon c That is great news!! I knew it they will!

@mon c I’m in a similar situation as you as my lawyer is planning to send a joint motion to the dhs attorney at the Boston court. any advice or suggestions you can give?

@mon c wow you went through it but I’m glad you finally got it dismissed. Yes, thank you. My lawyer is preparing the motion and it will be sent soon hopefully I will hear back from DHS soon with good news

@mon c I hope it will be turning point for you. You deserved it! Do you mind if i ask where are you originally form and how long have you been in the US? This year is so important, election, plus PIP ( parole and place) Thousands of people will be applying for AOS based on PIP. USCIS will be overwhelmed. Its so important your case almost done! Next step is AOS! Keep us posted the developments even with USCIS with AOS. Im so happy for you @mon c. When i found out my case got dismissed it is similar to finishing your long sentence from jail. I get it.

@Tamara D @mon c @John Wayne When I talked to some people PD and reopening old removal case are very complex in terms of paperwork. Lawyers have to have fill out paperwork flawlessly. WITHOUT A HITCH! This is the key in the removal orders to be dismissed. That is why @mon c in your case your old attorney probably didn't have much experience and as the result delay or even rejection. Those cases are very complicated paperwork wise.

@mon c @Tamara D , hi you guys. was ready and see you went thru what I'm going thru now. I have a lawyer, trying to reopen and Terminate my immigration court which is administratively close right now. how long did it take you to get that done by overall? Just to close it?

@smooth with I had and absentia removal order try with first lawyer from September 2023 to get ice to join motion nothing happen april change lawyer he resubmitted to dhs nothing happen after 3 months I then apply to the court July rejected at first then finally lawyer got them to consider it so they accept the motion within two week I saw update on eoir that I had master hearing then by next day dhs join in the motion so im still waiting on judge signature.....but depends were ur court it etc.....I am in boston court

@mon c thanks for your feedback. judge is in FL, my case is administratively close and I have an approved i130. I'm not sure if my lawyer sent a motion to reopen and dismiss or ask the other parties to join. I hope it won't take forever.

@smooth with I don't think so I see a few people from fl hear back real quick so hopefully your in that batch just make sure ur lawyer is on it cause some of them are just there only for the money

@mon c thanks for your kind words. they help in moments like this. where you able to track the process?

@Tamara D @Jimmy St my removal is finally gone just saw the update on the eoir website motion has been granted

@mon c OMG ! Congratulations!!!! wow! what a relieve! Now you can file for AOS! You are not longer at Immigration court jurisdiction! I totally get it! Its like released from jail! Congrats again! Next step is AOS at USCIS!

@mon c Oh wow! That was so fast- like 2 weeks right? Congratulations!🙌 I am at month and 2 weeks of wait.

@smooth with Hi there, for ICE to join the motion took a long time for me, but only cause my lawyer was not filing it correctly. So finally he did and i received response pretty fast. However now tha wait begins-waiting for BIA response to reopen and dismiss my case.

@Jimmy St True, that’s why my case took forever. However Motion to Reopen and Dismiss was drafted and sent by ICE so i am possitive things should go well.

@Tamara D @Jimmy St yes im so happy and gratefull right now only God knows hopefully you'll get good news also @Tamara D uscis hear I come...

@mon c i will, eventually 😁 Good luck!! 🙌🙌🙌

@mon c It should take 1-2 weeks for the letter to arrive, Your lawyer should get it and will give you a copy of it. After I 485 journey begins. YEs i totally get it to get out of EOIR before the election. Now we will be facing other challenges with I 485 , AOS. Congratulations again!

@mon c I hope you are doing well. I just wanted to tell you my journey is over I got my green card 3 days ago! Wishing you all the best ! You will get it too soon!

@mon c Its been a long journey! 22 years in total! Please let me know with your updates! I got my green card and I feel I`m free man..

@mon c It took a week for them to cash the check and they acknowledgement receipt in 7 or 8 days. I didn't do g1145 form.

@mon c are you doing it yourself? My lawyer did everything. I hope you did the medical I 693, I 864 form( affidavit) and on a new 864 form you have to select box ( yes) public charge. Used to be no, now you have to select yes and explains how much money you make and your spouse. So those questions are important. My attorney did everything, i didnt care about the money i wanted to be everything right. I got approved in 5 weeks after we filed I 485. Let me know if you have questions. I already went to Mexico in my first trip outside of US. So happy. Let me know

@mon c great let me know . It should be fast. Your I 130 got approved before. I can say it is amazing crossing the border having a new status. We just went for 1 day, land crossing in Tijuana

@mon c great. hopefully gets done before election. let me know please

@Jimmy St @mon c My removal has been terminated by the BIA on the 6th🙌

@mon c Thank you so much!!

@jimmy st @ tamara d I have a deposition order from court in 2017 and my lawyer fie a joint motion to reopen and dismiss with ice and after 3 days ice attorney agree to dismiss my removal proceeding after he agree my lawyer file a motion to reopen and dismiss in BIA court . after 32 days BIA grant my motion to reopen and dismiss my removal proceeding . I have a admin closer from 9th circuit court in 2022 so yesterday my lawyer file a motion to terminate removal proceeding in 9th circuit . so hope fully he will done in this month

hi @mon c my PD was filed online to Boston DHS last week. Any idea when I will hear back from then? Also is it a good idea to call them and check in on it?

@John Wayne I have no idea when my second lawyer file tnrough e-service we waited 3 months and didn't hear anything my first lawyer waited 7 months and nothing I ended up fiiling directly to the court in the end my lawyers say it's so backlog that u can't set a date on it

@mon c I see. Hopefully it doesn’t take too long and I hear a good response soon!

@John Wayne yea I hope so too my removal was and absentia order don't no if thats y it took as long as it did but I hope u will get it dismissed soon so you will. be able to adjust your status

@Tamara D Congratulations! Now I 485 ! AOS! Wishing you fast and easy process!

@Jimmy St nothing yet just that they received application and sent receipt notice I haven't even gotten notice yet nothing abt biometrics either so I'm still keeping my finger cross

hey @mon c been over 2 months since we sent in the joint motion but still no response. From your experience would you say filing with the court will result in a quicker response?

@John Wayne that's what I ask my lawyer to do but when he submit to court on the first time they didn't want to take the motion they court said they couldn't accept it if it wasn't a joint motion and so they rejected taking it but I dnt no exactly what my lawyer did or ask of the court and a few weeks later they said he could submit the motion and they will look at it...so give it a try and see what happens.....

@mon c okay I will try that and hopefully things get moving. Thanks for the response!

@Tamara D did you have an approved I-130? I’m on the same boat as you were now, my removal order is from the BIA but my I-130 is still pending

@mon c opla finally signed off on the pd. now to the bia. any idea on how long before the judge signs off on it?

Hi @mon c hope you’re doing well. Not sure if you have an answer to this but with an approved I-130 and awaiting BIA to sign off on PD to terminate removal, if I needed an EAD asap, would filing the I-485 before removal is terminated make sense?

@mon c Yea my case has been admin closed for a while but the joint motion to recalendar was sent last month. hopefully I get a response from bia soon. if not I will prob file for EAD

@mon c okay thank you for the advice. hope everything is going well with your case!

@E L sorry for late response! somehow i missed few mentions from you guys. Yes my I-130 was approved.

@Jimmy St @many singh @mon c hello everyone i got work permit and 2 prima facie but they denied my travel documents due to removal proceedings then i talk to my lawer to get terminate to dismiss asaylum she did not even try and she took administrative closed on asaylum and i applied again travel documents this time they'll approve it ? or i need to dismiss my case i am stuck if anybody can help should i joint motion te reopen my case and try to get dismiss again please let me know i waste so much time and money already @Tamara D

@vawa 2023 I belive joint motion to reopend and dismiss would be your best bet. That is the route i took. Having GC interview in 12 days. Good luck!