State of Texas et al v. United States of America et al

Filing 64

REPLY in Support of 5 Opposed MOTION for Preliminary Injunction, filed by Phil Bryant, Paul R. LePage, Patrick L. McCrory, C.L. "Butch" Otter, Bill Schuette, State of Louisiana, State of Alabama, State of Arizona, State of Arkansas, State of Florida, State of Georgia, State of Idaho, State of Indiana, State of Kansas, State of Montana, State of Nebraska, State of North Dakota, State of Ohio, State of Oklahoma, State of South Carolina, State of South Dakota, State of Texas, State of Utah, State of West Virginia, State of Wisconsin. (Attachments: # 1 Exhibit Ex 1, # 2 Exhibit Ex. 2, # 3 Exhibit Ex. 3, # 4 Exhibit Ex. 4, # 5 Exhibit Ex. 5, # 6 Exhibit Ex. 6, # 7 Exhibit Ex. 7, # 8 Exhibit Ex. 8, # 9 Exhibit Ex. 9.a, # 10 Exhibit Ex. 9.b, # 11 Exhibit Ex. 10.a, # 12 Exhibit Ex. 10.b, # 13 Exhibit Ex. 10.c, # 14 Exhibit Ex. 10.d, # 15 Exhibit Ex. 10.e, # 16 Exhibit Ex. 10.f, # 17 Exhibit Ex. 10.g, # 18 Exhibit Ex. 10.h, # 19 Exhibit Ex. 10.i, # 20 Exhibit Ex. 10.j, # 21 Exhibit Ex. 10.k, # 22 Exhibit Ex. 10.l, # 23 Exhibit Ex. 10.m, # 24 Exhibit Ex. 10.n, # 25 Exhibit Ex. 10.0, # 26 Exhibit Ex. 10.p, # 27 Exhibit Ex. 10.q, # 28 Exhibit Ex. 10.r, # 29 Exhibit Ex. 10.s, # 30 Exhibit Ex. 11, # 31 Exhibit Ex. 12, # 32 Exhibit Ex. 13, # 33 Exhibit Ex. 14, # 34 Exhibit Ex. 15, # 35 Exhibit Ex. 16, # 36 Exhibit Ex. 17, # 37 Exhibit Ex. 18, # 38 Exhibit Ex. 19, # 39 Exhibit Ex. 20, # 40 Exhibit Ex. 21, # 41 Exhibit Ex. 22, # 42 Exhibit Ex. 23, # 43 Exhibit Ex. 24, # 44 Exhibit Ex. 25, # 45 Exhibit Ex. 26, # 46 Exhibit Ex. 27, # 47 Exhibit Ex. 28, # 48 Exhibit Ex. 29, # 49 Exhibit Ex. 30, # 50 Exhibit Ex. 31, # 51 Exhibit Ex. 32, # 52 Exhibit Ex. 33, # 53 Exhibit Ex. 34, # 54 Exhibit Ex. 35)(Oldham, Andrew)

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From:
To:
Subject:
Date:
Importance:

Egli, Nathan C
Balcom, Sherrie K
FW: !!!IMPORTANT DACA MESSAGE!!!
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:03:41 PM
High

FYI
Nathan C. Egli | Immigration Services Officer
DHS | USCIS | Saint Paul Field Office
2901 Metro Drive, (b) (6)
Bloomington, MN 55425
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From: Dooley, Sharon V
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 12:07 PM
To: # SPM Field Office
Subject: FW: !!!IMPORTANT DACA MESSAGE!!!
Importance: High

FYI

Sharon Dooley

Sharon Dooley
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Saint Paul
Office:
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WARNING:

Go Green! Please do not print this e-mail unless it is completely necessary.
From: Gallagher, Kevin E
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 11:22 AM
To: Langton, Lynn M; Brecht, Jeffrey T; Dedvukaj, Mick; Douglas, David M; Hansen, Mark B; Heathman,
Sandy M; Kehl, Lisa M; Mather, Robert B; Ortiz, Mario R; Pietropaoli, Lori A; Adams, Kim; Adams,
Raymond P; Bard, Jodi; Blakeway, Albert W; Coates, Timothy S; Conway, Michael J; Dooley, Sharon V;
Hamilton, Ricky W; Kammerer, Larry B; Kent, Jeanne M; Klinger, Michael J; Lambrecht, Andrew M; Lee,
Kamsing V; Leopold, Kay F; Lopez, Antonio; McNeer, Laura K; Medina-Maltes, Martha E; Moyer, Chester
S; Perry, Michelle C; Pratt, Caroline R; Reynolds, Patti J; Siegl, Mark T; Tarango, Tracy; Tasch, Helaine
S
Cc: Habtu, Gebre E; Dyer, LaToya S; Watkins, Jay C; Hawthorne, Thomas E; Smith, John H; Russell,
Jacquelyn B; Quarantillo, Andrea J; Garman, Gary G
Subject: FW: !!!IMPORTANT DACA MESSAGE!!!
Importance: High

All,
Please hold all DACA cases until further notice.

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Kevin E. Gallagher |Assistant Regional Director, Adjudications|DHS|USCIS|Central Regional Office|

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WARNING: This message is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY
(FOUO). It contains information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of Information Act (5
U.S.C. 552) This document is to be controlled, handled, transmitted, distributed, and disposed of in accordance with
DHS policy relating to Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information and is not to be released to the public or other
personnel who do not have a valid "need-to-know" without prior approval from the originator.

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From: Harrison, Julia L
Sent: Friday, November 09, 2012 11:05 AM
To: Renaud, Tracy L; Goodwin, Shelley M; Redman, Kathy A; Tierney, Terry; Quarantillo, Andrea J;
Garman, Gary G; Gallagher, Kevin E; Muzyka, Carolyn L; Woo, Ellen Y; Cowan, Robert M; Robinson,
Terri A; Tauchen, Robert B
Cc: Monica, Donald J; Campagnolo, Donna P
Subject: !!!IMPORTANT DACA MESSAGE!!!

Hi Everyone. Please put DACA work on hold until further notice. Field Office
should not conduct training or schedule any cases & NBC should not send any more
cases to the field.

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Julia L. Harrison
Chief, Operations Division
Field Operations Directorate
111 Massachusetts Ave.

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From:
To:
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Date:

Dooley, Sharon V
# SPM ISO
FW: Changes to NBC Process
Thursday, October 25, 2012 5:39:31 PM

Please see the link below. The NBC Connect page is an excellent resource for obtaining the latest information on
their “lean & lite” process and what you may expect to find when files are received at our office. As you are
already aware they will not be as complete and interview ready as we are used to seeing. This is a temporary
situation – I just can’t tell you when things will revert back to the way they used to be.

Sharon Dooley

Sharon Dooley
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Saint Paul
Office:
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WARNING:

Go Green! Please do not print this e-mail unless it is completely necessary.
From: Douglas, David M
Sent: Tuesday, October 23, 2012 9:59 AM
To: Moyer, Chester S; Pratt, Caroline R; Perry, Michelle C; Coates, Timothy S
Cc: Webb, Russell L; Dooley, Sharon V; Zarybnicky, Kenneth A
Subject: Changes to NBC Process
The NBC Connect page has a good description of how their process has changed recently to accomodate the
additional work coming in from DACA-related shifts of resources. Please ensure that your staff are familiar with
these changes so that you can anticipate cases that may not appear to be as complete and interview-ready as what
we have seen in the past. Please stress that this is a temporary condition until the NBC staffs up and they can
resume some of the pre-interview work they have done traditionally.
Here is the link:

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Newman, Edward A
From:
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Subject:

Saucier, Shawn A
Wednesday, October 03,20121:41 PM
#NER-ASCM-LIST
#NER-DD-FOD-COS; #NER SISOs and Section Managers; Goodwin, Shelley M; Kern,
Suzanne C; Maxim, Melissa W; Bibona, Lisa M; O'Neill, Anne M
Reminder - Processed DACA Requestors as Code-3

ASC ISO,
This is a reminder that, with the exception of those under the age of 14, individuals appearing for biometric
processing based on a pending Form 1-8210, Consideration of Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA)
will be processed for biometrics as a Code - 3 in accordance with the Application Support Center Standard
Operating Procedures (ASC SOP).
DACA requestors under the age of 14 will be processed for biometrics as a Code - 2 in accordance with the

ASC SOP.
Background
The USC IS Service Centers responsible, determining requests for consideration of DACA requests continue to
report that some requestors are being processed for biometrics as Code - 2 instead of Code - 3.
The procedures and requirements for processing Code - 3 and Code - 2 biometric appointments are provided
in Chapter 5 and Chapter 4 of the ASC SOP, respectively. The ASC SOP is available at the following link:

Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you .

Shawn Saucier
Immigration Services Officer
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Northeast Regional Office - Adjudications
Tele:
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Jeffers, lee B
Subject:

FW: Identification for J-821D/DACA appointments at an ASC FOIA
Redacted 8210 Notice.pdf

Attachments:

From: Jafer, Halide (Holly)

Sent: Wednesday, October 03, 2012 11:16 AM
To: Kern, Suzanne C; Goodwin, Shelley M; #NER-ASCM-UST; Tierney, Terry; Bace, Philip; #SER-ASCM-UST; Gallagher,
Kevin E; Watkins, Jay C; #CRO-ASCM-LIST; Woo, Ellen Y; Cone, Richard K; #WRO-ASCM-LIST
Cc: Hope, Leslie K; Campagnolo, David; Weidemann, James A; Sartini, Ronald; Munoz-Lair, Anna; James, Ja-Nel C;
Harrison, Julia L
Subject: ldentification for 1-8210/DACA appointments at an ASC

Please be reminded of the identification guidance/requirements as stated in Section 2.8 of
the ASC ISO SOP and on the 1-8210 appointment notice. For vour convenience-' a cop~ of the 18210 appointment notice is attached.

Section 2.8: Applicant Identification, Name Guidance, and Forms
Applicant Identification: The following table provides a matrix of ·Identification requirements
applications and the actions to be taken if the applicant cannot provide acceptable identification.
Application
Type
N- 400*

All Others to
include 1-82 1D

Acceptable JDwithout ASC ISO Approval

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Form 1- 551 Permanent Resident Card or,
Passport with ADIT stamp .
USClS-issued photo JD or.
State-issued driver's license or.
State-issued ID card or,
Any country's ofticial lD (passport,
driver's license) or,
Military photo identification .

f()r

various

Action to be taken if
no acceptable /D

Rdcr to ASC ISO
Reier to ASC ISO

* See Chapter 7. Benefit Procedure - Special Cases, for N - 400 applicant supplemental processing
requirements.
Biometric processing should not be refused solely because an applicant does not present an acceptable ID. The
ASC ISO may accept secondary forms of identification as proof of identity. Using Fraudulent Document
Detection techniques and years of immigration experience. an ASC ISO can usually discern the validity of the
applicant's identification. ASC ISOs shall conduct Central Index System (CIS) and/or Computer Linked
Application Information Management System. version 4.0 (CLAIMS-4) and CLAIMS Mainframe checks to
verify the identity of applicants that present questionable identification. ASC ISOs may also question
applicants about their immigration history and biographical background. If the ASC ISO is unavailable and a
questionable identity document arises, the Site Supervisor shall inform the applicant that s/he ~:an either wait
until the ASC ISO returns to be processed, or s/he may return at a later time. The ASC ISO shall not approve

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the processing of applicants presenting questionable identity documents without personally inspecting the
original documents.
If the ASC ISO is able to confirm the applicant's identity. s/he should write ''Identity Confirmed'" and place
her/his initials in the top left hand margin of the applicant's AIW and return all documents to the
Guard/Receptionist. Once the ASC ISO has confirmed the applicant's identity. there is no requirement to repeat
the process. The ASC ISO' s initials on the applicant's AIW will serve as notice to the receptionist. biometrics
technician. and Site Supervisor that the ASC ISO is aware of the applicant's ID and that the ASC ISO has
confirmed the applicant's identity. If the ASC ISO is unable to confirm the applicant's identity, the ASC ISO
should dismiss the applicant and instruct her/him to return to the ASC with valid ID. Alternatively, the ASC
ISO may refer the applicant to the Local Field Office (LFO) for resolution.
See Chapter 7 for applicant identification guidance for Asylum, 1-360, 1-914, and 1-918 applicants.

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To process your request, U. S. Citizenship & Immigration Services (USCIS) must eapture your biometrics.
PLEASE APPEAR AT THE BELOW APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTER AT THE DATE AND TIME SPICinED.
IF YOU FAIL TO APPEAR AS SCHEDULED, YOUR REQUEST WILL BE CONSIDERED ABANDONED.
APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTER
USCIS FAIRFAX
S949 W. PICO BLVD.
LOS ANGEUS, CA 9003S

PLEASE READ THIS ENTmE NOTICE CAREFULLY.
DATE AND TIME OF APPOINTMENT

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WHEN YOU GO TO THE APPLICATION SUPPORT CENTER TO HAVE YOUR BIOMETRICS TAKEN, YOU MUST BRING:
I. THIS APPOINTMENT NOTICE and
2. PHOTO IDENTinCATJON. Naturalization applicants must bring their Alien Registration Card. All other requestors must bring a passport.
driver's license. nationaliD, mililary 10, or State-issued photo 10. If you appear without proper identification, your biometrics may not be taken.
CELL PHONES, CAMERAS, OR OTHER RECORDING DEVICES ARE NOT PERMITTED.

REQUEST FOR RESCHEDULING
Please reschedule my appointment. Upon receipt of your request, you will be provided a new appointment notice. Make a copy of this notice
for your records, then mail the origiool with your request to BPU, Alexan<lria ASC.
88SO Richmond Hwy, Alexandria, VA

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22309-1586

18210

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I
If you 1\ave any questions regarding ttlis notice, please caii1.S00-375-5283.

WARNING!
Due to limited seating ovailobility in our lobby area, only persons who an necessary to ass lsi with transportation or compleling tiN biometrics
worlcslreet should accompany you.
Ifyou have open wounds 01' bandages/casts when you appear, the USCIS may reschedule )lOlii' appointment ifit is rkttrmined you,. injuries will
interfore with talcing yow biomdrics.

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N~wman, Edward A
From:
Sent:
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Subject:

Wilson, Gwendolyn E
Tuesday, October 02, 2012 9:40AM
Bessette, Richard W; Newman, Edward A; Flanagan, Joan M; Delmonte, Aaron J
RE: Report Due COB 10/02/2012- DACA ASC Turned Away

Same here

From: Bessette, Richard W
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:22AM
To: Newman, Edward A; Wilson, Gwendolyn E; Flanagan, Joan M; Delmonte, Aaron J
Subject: RE: Report Due COB 10/02/2012 - DACA ASC Turned Away
We haven't had any turn-aways at Syracuse. I have already responded to the survey with a negative report for us.... rb

From: Newman, Edward A
Sent: Tuesday, October 02, 2012 8:18AM
To: Wilson, Gwendolyn E; Flanagan, Joan M; Delmonte, Aaron J; Bessette, Richard W
Subject: FW: Report Due COB 10/02/2012- DACA ASC Turned Away
Importance: High
Gwen I Rick:
Please coordinate with contractors- I would like to be first advised before we turn anyone away. Has anyone been turned
away during the period described below ?
Deadline for report is COB today so please let me know as soon as possible.
Thanks.

Edward A. Newman
Field Office Director
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Buffa lo Field Office
130 Delaware Avenue
Buffalo, New York 14202
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(fax)
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From: Saucier, Shawn A On Behalf Of NERADJ-REPORTS
Sent: Monday, October 01, 2012 4:42 PM
To: #NER-DD-FOD-COS
Cc: #NER-ASCM-UST; Goodwin, Shelley M; Kern, Suzanne C; Weber, Jean B; Bibona, Lisa M; O'Neill, Anne M; Maxim,
Melissa W; Wells, Vicki L; Cutler, Maegan M
Subject: Report Due COB 10/02/2012 - DACA ASC Turned Away
Importance: High
Field Leadership,
The USC IS Biometrics Division is requesting field offices continue to provide information on Deferred Action for
Childhood Arrival (DACA) requestors who have been turned away from Application Support Center (ASC) on a
biweekly basis.
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Every two weeks field offices will report the number of DACA requestors who appear for biometrics collection
at an ASC during the previous two week period, but were turned away without fingerprints or photographs
being taken. Field offices will also need to provide the reason why the DACA requestor was turned away by
the ASC ISO.
Background
Recently USC IS has begun granting requests for deferred action from certain people who came to the United
States as children and meet several key guidelines. As part of the process for requesting deferred action
consideration, requestors are asked to appear at an ASC for biometric services.
Request
Using the attached spreadsheet, 10022012- DACA ASC Turned Away Report, please provide information on
the DACA requestors turned away from ASCs associated with your field office during the two week period
beginning on September 13, 2012 and ending on October 2, 2012. Incidents that occurred on those dates
should be included in this report.
Please provide the number of DACA requestors turned away and the reason why in the fields of the attached
spreadsheet associated with the ASC where the incident took place.
Deadline
Please submit the completed spreadsheet via email to the NERADJ-REPORTS Outlook account by Close of
Business (COB) Tuesday, October 2, 2012. When.submitting your response, add the three letter code
associated with your field office to the name of the completed spreadsheet and to the subject line of the
email. Responses for each ASC are required.
Please let me know if you have any questions or concerns. Thank you.

Shawn Saucier
Immigration Services Officer
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
Northeast Regional Office • Adjudications
Tele:
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WARNING: Th is document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO). It contains information that mily be exempt from public release under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U.S.C. 552). This document is to be controlled, handled, t ransmitted, distributed . and disposed of in accordance with OHS policy
relating to Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information ilnd is not to be released to the public or other personnel who do not have a va lid "need- to·
know" without prior approval from the originator .
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To:
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Date:

Egli, Nathan C
Balcom, Sherrie K
FW: 2012 ASC ISO Standard Operating Procedure
Wednesday, November 14, 2012 12:10:11 PM

FYI
Nathan C. Egli | Immigration Services Officer
DHS | USCIS | Saint Paul Field Office
2901 Metro Drive, (b) (6)
Bloomington, MN 55425
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From: Borges, Luis R
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:12 AM
To: # SPM ISO
Subject: FW: 2012 ASC ISO Standard Operating Procedure

FYI – ASC SOP changes.

Luis R. Borges
Supervisory Immigration Service Officer
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
St. Paul Field Office
2901 Metro Drive (b) (6)
Bloomington, MN 55425
Office
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Fax
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WARNING: This document is FOR OFFICIAL USE ONLY (FOUO) It contains information that may be exempt from public release under the Freedom of
Information Act (5 U S C 552) This document is to be controlled, handled, transmitted, distributed, and disposed of in accordance with DHS policy relating to
Sensitive But Unclassified (SBU) information and is not to be released to the public or other personnel who do not have a valid "need-to -know" without prior approval
from the originator If you are not the intended recipient please contact the originator for disposition instructions

From: Watkins, Jay C
Sent: Friday, September 21, 2012 9:06 AM
To: Adams, Willie R; Barbour, Terrence E; Borges, Luis R; Cannizzaro, Anthony C; Coburn, Fred R;
Cook, Bridges; Cox, Mark; Craft, Rory; Cruz, Andres; Davis, Dawn N; Dobbs, Deborah D; Durand, Rissel;
Gardner, David J; Garza-McGannon, Rose M; Goetsch, Thomas M; Griffen, Scott A; Hertzing, Ronald L;
Hughes, James S; Jansen, Joseph M; Jones, Andre P; Keiss, Cynthia; Kennon, Sheila M; Kilburg-Dagitz,
Amy L; Kirschman, Erminia C; Kugler, Nancy L; Markovic-Wolter, Maja; Micks, Elizabeth; Morton, Darrell
W; Ortiz, Jose L; Pabon-Martinez, Carlos A; Perez, Jaime V; Phillips, Christopher M; Picazo, Eduardo;
Ramos-Reyes, Emily; Rosenthal, Julie M; Saunders, Diana L; Scruggs, Karen D; Sheffield, Trendel M;
Shirah, Ross P; Silen, Maria; Steitzer, Angela M; Stephens, Thomas; Tonkovich, Georgeann S; Uithoven,
Duane K; Urias, Maria P; Venegas, Arthur; Wilkerson, Robyn S; Wilson, James W; Young, Ruth N
Cc: Hawthorne, Thomas E; Gallagher, Kevin E; Garman, Gary G; Adams, Kim; Adams, Raymond P;
Bard, Jodi; Blakeway, Albert W; Coates, Timothy S; Conway, Michael J; Dooley, Sharon V; Gallegos,
Cheryl L; Hamilton, Ricky W; Kent, Jeanne M; Klinger, Michael J; Lambrecht, Andrew M; Lee, Kamsing
V; Leopold, Kay F; Lindauer, Dana J; Lopez, Antonio; Loutas, Aphrodite G; McNeer, Laura K; MedinaMaltes, Martha E; Moyer, Chester S; Mueller-Cantu, Elaine M; Nicholas, Tommie; Perry, Michelle C; Pratt,
Caroline R; Reynolds, Patti J; Siegl, Mark T; Tarango, Tracy; Tasch, Helaine S; Verderosa, Geoffrey J
Subject: FW: 2012 ASC ISO Standard Operating Procedure

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Regards,

Jay Watkins|DHS-USCIS|Central Regional Office|
4500 Fuller Drive
Irving, TX 75038

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From: Weidemann, James A
Sent: Thursday, September 20, 2012 2:34 PM
To: Santos-Krider, JesseLee A; Kern, Suzanne C; Maxim, Melissa W; Bace, Philip; Tierney, Terry;
Watkins, Jay C; Cone, Richard K; Woo, Ellen Y; White, Carla; Dickson, Bruce
Cc: Jafer, Halide (Holly); Campagnolo, David; Hope, Leslie K; Munoz-Lair, Anna; Harrison, Julia L;
Boyajian, Michael; Gatlin, Jesse C (CTR)
Subject: 2012 ASC ISO Standard Operating Procedure

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2012 SOP Major Changes

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(b) (5)

James Weidemann
Adjudications Officer
Biometrics Division, Enterprise Services Directorate
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
U.S. Department of Homeland Security
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Office:

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From:
To:
Cc:
Subject:
Date:
Attachments:

Muzyka, Carolyn L
Corsano, Anne Arries; Looney, Robert V; Jordan, Mari D; Pierre, Paul M; Kramar, John; Gulick, David G
Woo, Ellen Y; Valeika, Richard T; Rust, Maureen
FW: SOP
Friday, September 07, 2012 1:00:39 AM
DACA SOP 8-30-2012 1149am.pdf

WR Team,
We had a chance to meet with Rosemary and the CSC staff yesterday to chat about DACA. They are
in the process of training their staff on the new SOP and are continuing to work on their existing
workload pending the arrival of the DACA cases which can start to appear as soon as September
20. Ten thousand have been uploaded into SNAP of which 5830 are scheduled for ASC
appointments for September 17.
Here are some additional tidbits of info:

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I asked Rosemary if she or a member of her staff would like to join a conference call with all of
you. She has assigned one of her staff to participate on the weekly Adjudications call to be
available to answer questions.
Jerry Rigdon, HQ SCOPS, was kind enough to forward to me the draft DACA SOP as it was provided
to those attending the "train the trainer" workshop in DC last week. He cautioned that tweaks and
minor edits for clarity are being made as a result of questions/concerns they are encountering as
they train officers at the four Service Centers this week and next.
I also had a chance to chat with Terri Robinson from the NBC today. She shared the following info:

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We can discuss all this a little more on Tuesday’s call.

Carolyn

From: Rigdon, Jerry L
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 6:09 PM
To: Muzyka, Carolyn L
Cc: Melville, Rosemary; Velarde, Barbara Q
Subject: Fw: SOP

Hello Carolyn:
It was nice meeting you this afternoon.
As you review the document, please don't hesitate to let me know if you have any questions.
Jerry
From: Roman-Riefkohl, Guillermo
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 02:06 PM
To: Rigdon, Jerry L
Subject: RE: SOP

Jerry,
I’ve attached the SOP from last Friday. Let me know if you need anything else.
Thank you.

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guillermo
Guillermo Roman-Riefkohl
Adjudications Officer
Family and Status Branch
SCOPS/USCIS/DHS
20 Massachusetts Avenue NW
Washington, DC 20529
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From: Rigdon, Jerry L
Sent: Wednesday, September 05, 2012 2:04 PM
To: Roman-Riefkohl, Guillermo
Subject: SOP
Guillermo:
Will you please e-mail me the version of the SOP from last Friday?
Thanks!

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