Hearing: Policy Changes and Processing Delays at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

Subcommittee on Immigration and Citizenship (Committee on the Judiciary)

Tuesday, July 16, 2019 (12:00 PM)

2237 RHOB
Washington, D.C.

Witnesses

Panel one

Mr. Donald Neufeld
Associate Director, Service Center Operations, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • USCIS Written Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Neufeld Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • USCIS Witness Bios [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Mr. Michael Valverde
Deputy Associate Director, Field Operations Directorate, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • USCIS Written Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Valverde Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • USCIS Witness Bios [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Mr. Michael Hoefer
Chief, Office of Performance and Quality, U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services

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  • USCIS Written Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Hoefer Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • USCIS Witness Bios [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Panel two

Ms. Marketa Lindt
President, American Immigration Lawyers Association

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  • Lindt Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Lindt Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Lindt Bio [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Ms. Jill Marie Bussey
Director of Advocacy, Catholic Legal Immigration Network, Inc.

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  • Bussey Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Bussey Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Bussey Bio [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Mr. Eric Cohen
Executive Director, Immigrant Legal Resource Center

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  • Cohen Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Cohen Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Cohen Bio [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Ms. Jessica Vaughan
Director of Policy Studies, Center for Immigration Studies

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  • Vaughan Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Vaughan Truth in Testimony [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM
  • Vaughan Bio [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 10:33 AM

Support Documents

  • Statement of the U.S. Chamber of Commerce and the Information Technology Industry Council - Submitted by the Honorable Ken Buck and the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of the Association of American Universities - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of the American Council in Education - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of ASISTA and the Asian Pacific Institute on Gender-Based Violence [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of Boundless Immigration - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of Compete America Coalition - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of Church World Service - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of FWD.us - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of Her Justice - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of Invest in the USA - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of the American Immigration Council - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of the National Immigration Forum - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of Tahirih - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of UnidosUS and the National Partnership for New Americans - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Report by the National Partnership for New Americans - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC Resource, "The Human Impact of USCIS Case Processing Delays" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC article, "New rules on employment authorization documents" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC • Public comments on USCIS Policy Manual Changes at Vol. 1, Part A - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC Policy Brief: USCIS Processing Delays and the Resulting Consequences to Temporary Protected Status Holders and their Families - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC October 2018 letter to USCIS regarding Temporary Protected Status processing delays - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC November 2018 letter to DHS and USCIS from 70 law professors and scholars regarding work permit extensions for Temporary Protected Status holders - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC • April 2019 letter to DHS and USCIS regarding ongoing Temporary Protected Status Federal Register Notice processing delays and recommendations on Deferred Enforced Departure extension implementation - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC May 2019 letter to USCIS regarding improper rejection of Deferred Enforced Departure employment authorization document applications [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC article, "Top immigration Issues Affecting Religious Workers" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • CLINIC article, Without headlines, clergy and religious immigration to U.S. continues" - Submitted by the Honorable Zoe Lofgren [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM
  • Statement of David Spencer Cooper, Family Resource Center of Truckee, Sierra Community House [PDF] Added 07/17/2019 at 08:26 AM
  • Statement of the University of California, Los Angeles [PDF] Added 07/17/2019 at 08:26 AM
  • Statement of the National Immigrant Law Center (NILC) [PDF] Added 07/17/2019 at 04:25 PM
  • Statement of the Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA) [PDF] Added 07/22/2019 at 11:27 AM
  • Statement of NAFSA: Association of International Educators [PDF] Added 07/23/2019 at 01:33 PM
  • Statement of Asian Americans Advancing Justice [PDF] Added 07/23/2019 at 06:05 PM
  • Statement of 75 national, state and local organizations that work with or on behalf of immigrant survivors of domestic violence, sexual assault, human trafficking and other crimes [PDF] Added 07/23/2019 at 06:05 PM
  • Statement of Torture Abolition and Survivors Support Coalition [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:17 PM
  • Statement of National Association of Latino Elected and Appointed Officials [PDF] Added 07/25/2019 at 04:17 PM

Member Statements

  • Statement of the Honorable Sheila Jackson Lee [PDF] Added 07/31/2019 at 10:11 AM

Hearing Record

  • Notice of Hearing [PDF] Added 07/12/2019 at 10:53 AM
  • Member Attendance [PDF] Added 07/16/2019 at 04:22 PM

First Published: July 9, 2019 at 10:02 AM
Last Updated: July 31, 2019 at 10:11 AM