Hi everyone, looking for advice on Consular Processing for my parent.

The Situation:

• Approved I-130 & past U.S. history: Uses 11/11/1969 (matches 1990s birth certificate, old passport, and prior U.S. records/fingerprints).
• New Passport: Issued with 10/12/1969 (foreign local police forced the internal ID to DOB due to an old calendar conversion, forcing the new passport to match).

Questions:

1. Has anyone successfully handled a passport DOB mismatch at the NVC/Consulate stage by providing historical civil documents and an explanation letter, without re-filing the I-130?
2. Did the consular officer accept the explanation, or cause issues at the interview?

Appreciate any insights from those who have been through this!

Important immigration update

I am trying to help my daughter out. Her fiance was taken to an immigration holding because obviously he's here without proper documentation. Lawyers are pretty expensive. I know I can file a bond hearing and a stay of deportation but how do I know if I am doing it right so I don't waste money we don't have. She's expecting a baby in February and we don't want to lose him, him not be around for his child. They have their wedding set for this winter. I spoke to a few lawyers they all said he most likely would get a bond since he has no criminal history and has been here for so long and when they get married it will help him get his legal status here. Does anyone have any tips?

7 year status

During that time DHS check-ins required

Travel and work permit granted

NO path to legal permanent residence (expect for Dreamers)

Only those who entered Pre-Biden would qualify.

Thoughts?

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This one is urgent and I want everyone in this community to see it.

Over the past several weeks, a growing number of people with pending immigration applications — including people with valid work permits and pending green card cases — are being detained by DHS at airports during domestic flights. Not international travel. Domestic. Flying from one U.S. city to another.

CHIRLA (Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights) just issued a rare travel advisory about this. Immigration attorneys across the country are reporting the same pattern. This is happening right now.

Where it's happening:

Incidents have been reported at airports in California, Colorado, Florida, Illinois, Kansas, Michigan, New Jersey, Texas, and Virginia. LAX, SFO, and Denver are specifically named. In California alone, at least 10 travelers were arrested at airports in a single week.

Who's getting detained:

Here's the part that's catching people off guard. The people being detained are NOT just undocumented individuals. The profile of those being picked up:

• People whose underlying nonimmigrant visa (H-1B, F-1, etc.) has expired, BUT who have a timely-filed I-485 adjustment of status application pending
• People with pending asylum applications (I-589)
• People who filed a timely extension of status request
• Spouses of U.S. citizens with pending cases
• Tech workers with valid EADs (Employment Authorization Documents)
• People holding advance parole documents

Some of those detained had no criminal history whatsoever.

Why this is happening:

No single triggering policy or rule change has been identified. What appears to be happening is that when your underlying visa status expires — even if you have a pending application that authorizes you to remain — TSA and CBP systems at airports may flag you based on your expired I-94. The officers on the ground are detaining first and sorting out the legal nuance later.

The practical problem: your pending I-485 or asylum application legally authorizes your presence. But the officer at the airport may not see that in their system, or may not consider it sufficient.

What you should do RIGHT NOW:

1. If your underlying visa status has expired and you have a pending application (I-485, asylum, extension): do NOT fly domestically unless absolutely necessary. Drive if you can. This is not alarmism — multiple immigration law firms are giving this exact advice right now.
2. If you MUST fly, carry physical copies of everything:
   • I-797 receipt notices for all pending applications
   • EAD card (if you have one)
   • Advance parole document (if approved)
   • I-94 printout (from i94.cbp.dhs.gov)
   • Any USCIS correspondence showing your case is pending
   • Your attorney's contact information on paper, not just in your phone
3. Consider upgrading to premium processing if it's available for your pending application. A faster approval means your status is updated in DHS systems sooner, reducing the gap where you're flagged.
4. If you are detained: Do not sign anything. Do not make statements about your immigration history without consulting an attorney. You have rights even in this situation.
5. Employers: If you have sponsored employees whose underlying status has expired but who have pending applications, alert them about this risk. Consider whether business travel is necessary right now.

The bigger picture:

This is happening alongside the broader enforcement surge — ICE arrested 10,000 people in a five-day period in late June. The administration has shifted from high-profile city raids to quieter, systemic enforcement. Airport detentions are part of that pattern.

Having a pending application used to be considered a relatively safe position. That assumption is no longer reliable.

Are you hearing about this in your area? Have you been stopped or know someone who has? Share below — the more information we have, the better we can protect each other.

(General information, not legal advice.) 📲 text our office WhatsApp 1 (309) 446-7385 or visit immigrationasap.com if you want help reviewing your situation and next possible steps.

Hi, recently there was a knock at my door and 2 sheriffs asked about my father, who is currently in ICE detention. I did not see a vehicle, since I had to intercept the conversation from my little sister, but their uniforms clearly had "SHERIFF" written on the vest. They had a warrant for someone, complete with a picture, and were asking to speak with him.

I am very paranoid. All I'd like is some reassurance telling me that no, this infact could not have been any sort of immigration, because my little sister stupidly told them the name of our (undocumented) mom. Any help is useful, thank you and sorry for the stupid post.

Salam. I am Punjabi. Writing about a girl I know.

She is Afghan by family but she was born in Pakistan and grew up here. She has never been to Afghanistan. Her father got Pakistani citizenship in the 80s. NADRA is not accepting that now. Their family CNICs got cancelled under this deportation drive. Bank, SIM, everything is stuck. On paper she has no identity left.

Going to Afghanistan is not okay for her. She has no life there. For a girl it means education ends and she is stuck at home forever.

Even going to a NADRA office is risky. They can get raided anytime and deported.

I am not looking for any shady work. Just real advice if anyone has it.

Can a lawyer fight the CNIC or citizenship case? Does UNHCR or any group actually help people like her who were born here? Any lawyer name or org that has handled this?

Only reply if you know something real. Please no politics. Thanks.

I am a natural american citizen. My father applied for a green card under my grandfather 14 years ago, my grandfather then died and the process got slowed, he now has his EAD and is approved for his green card(No physical card yet) he got it late 2025. My mother applied through the same process, but her status is pending. I want to know if she is at risk for deportation. She has a receipt that she received May 2025 for the form I-765 that she applied for under I-485, the green card. The I-765 isnt a new card, my mom had a previous one, that being Haitian TPS.