r/19countriesAOS

the head attorney gave an explanation in their recent live session after somebody asked that question. I thought his explanation made sense but I am not a lawyer. Go the recording of the live session they did yesterday to you listen to his explanation. I thought I would bring this to your attention since there has been so much chatting about requesting lawyers to negotiate a deadline for the PI in this channel.

I am from one of the 39 full banned countries (Burma) and we did our interview on Tuesday and everything went smoothly. The interviewer gave us the white paper stating that our case is held for review and she also said that they can't give us a decision due to the ban on my country and told us to wait until the ban is lifted. It was marriage-based aos. Anyone in similar situation? My EAD is also still pending.

Red Eagle plaintiffs successfully got their EADs from Behdin. We all need to work.

Red Eagle was able to get EADs in 4 months. Would people be interested in another I-765 lawsuit by Red Eagle to get our work authorization?

I think we should email them requesting another group lawsuit now that we know they actually got approved.

Not to say which set of migrants deserve it more or less, but how can people bring themselves to the point of instituting a ban that stops spouses from living together as one? Like they can dare to make a case for economic migrants but for family immigration it's just crazy!

Seeing how this ban ends up putting unnecessary strain on spouses that have to keep living apart in different countries with no hope to finally live together is just heartless. A lot of them have already done a long distance relationship for some unbearable numbers of years to pass through the i130 process and NVC and even done interviews, all to end up having to indefinitely wait again!

It's just heartless and painful and I don't know how those affected can even manage to cope!

I’ve read a couple of things here and there but it’s not completely clear to me if the IMMPACT lawsuit just failed. What should we do? Join another lawsuit?

Hi all,

The DMV in North Carolina said they can’t use the receipt notice attached to my I-485 because my interview was canceled. What can I do?

Hi everyone,

I understand there’s a hearing for the DORCAS case tomorrow. What are we looking out for as the outcome of tomorrow actually?

For those picked in the H1b lottery or trying to extend H1b, how long did it take to receive the I-797c receipt notice? I received the email notification on May 8th but haven’t received the receipt notice yet and my school won’t process my updated cap-gap I-20 without it.

If litigations are not working, what’s everyone backup plans?

Have anyone from the special 39 countries gotten interview for their N-400 application (3yrs rule) since January this year?

I put in my petition since Nov 2025 and since then I've been waiting for an interview.

Has anyone got lucky?

I’m a physician from a banned country, my USCIS website was updated to case is ready to be scheduled for an interview today! My original interview from December was canceled!

Folks, another up by Red Eagle. I read from his latest Telegram post (below) that he is planning to submit the class action lawsuit on Thursday. Note, Red Eagle closed onboarding for the class action late last week, a few days after McBean and Hacking closed theirs.

Neither McBean nor Hacking have communicated when they plan to file their 2nd round. Red Eagle has done several rounds plus class action in process. I'll let you make your conclusions.

Per Red Eagle's post
PM-602-0192/94 Update: Fun paragraph in our class action lawsuit complaint, that we hope to file Thursday night:

Plaintiffs are 386 citizens and/or natives of 38 countries, including Afghanistan, Argentina, Australia, Bahamas, Benin, Burkina Faso, Canada, Chile, Cote d'Ivoire, Cuba, France, Germany, Haiti, India, Iran, Italy, Jordan, Kenya, Libya, Mexico, Myanmar (Burma), Nigeria, Palestine, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Spain, Sudan, Sweden, Syria, Taiwan, Tanzania, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay,  Venezuela, Yemen, Zambia. Although some are dual nationals of non-banned countries, their status has provided them with no advantage.

-curtis***🦅***

Hi everyone! Like most of us I’ve joined a lawsuit, (Hacking Round 2) 

I started reading in the last few days that people who were granted Preliminary Injunction on either McBean and Hacking lawsuits still haven’t received relief, no adjudications or any signs of movement on their case. With all these posts and complaints, I’m starting to get the sense that I just flushed $1500 down the drain.

My question is: Isn’t a Preliminary Injunction just that? Preliminary? A temporary initial decision to provide immediate relief to Plaintiffs? But the lawsuit is still ongoing and yet to be resolved and we still might get a more meaningful ruling down the line?

What are the next steps in these lawsuits? I saw Hacking claiming victory for the PI but isn’t it too soon to celebrate before the final order/verdict is issued?

I apologize if these are dumb questions, I don’t have a law degree and I’m trying to understand how these lawsuits work to the best of my abilities. 

Also, if u/jim_hacking reads this it would be great if you can make a short post, an AMA or even a private The Immigration Answers Show for those who enrolled in the lawsuits to explain what is going on with the lawsuit and next steps.

I understand we basically signed a contract stating that there won’t be any one to one communication but it seems there is a lot of confusion and a bit of clarity on this whole process would go a long way to ease the collective nerves.

For people from the 39 countries impacted by this stupid OPT pause with pending applications, please list your filing date and whether you are using Premium Processing or not.

While your case is pending, what are your options/plans?

Also, has anyone seen any approvals lately?

I plan to file for OPT soon and I’m not sure what to do.

Looks like that Kameli's plaintiffs has been granted GC today. TRO was issued in late March.

Hello, my I-485 and I-765 (EAD) have been pending since October 2025, with the last API update on 05/11/2026. I previously submitted an expedite request in March, but it was denied.

Given the recent exemption/policy changes related to medical physicians, do you think it would be worthwhile to submit another expedite request for my EAD? I’m about to lose my residency spot. I’m desperate

Hi, as the title says, I was laid off while on H-1B cap exempt status. What’s my best bet for finding a job in a few months? Also, my country is part of the partially banned list, so when I do find a new employer, how will that affect me working for them?