INDIANAPOLIS — Immigration remains a major topic heading into the November election. Jenny Bojang thinks about the immigration process every day.
She and her Husband Harun met while she was serving in the Peace Corp. Their love started as a friendship. He was a driver and at the time they met, married. His wife died due to complication during child birth, not long after he got in a car accident.
After knowing each other for a while they ended up having feelings for each other. Harun introduced Jenny to his mother and the rest is history.
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“It was obvious that he had the same feelings for me that I had for him,” Jenny said.
Jenny stayed overseas for a few years to help her husband raise his kids along with his mother, while they were just dating. Then in 2018 they decided to marry in a cultural ceremony. Six days later she left for a government job in Indianapolis, where she has lived since.
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Now she has two bedrooms that are move in ready for her husband’s kids who she considers her own. They started all the paperwork that was needed in 2020.
“Things were being approved things were moving to the right places,” Jenny said. “The all of the sudden COVID hit and everything all the immigration got shut down embassy’s got shut down.”
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Due to the pandemic, her original petition for her husband and their children expired. She tried to expedite the process so her family could meet her dad before he passed. That request was denied.
“That didn’t get to happen and that is heart breaking,” Megan Pastrana an Attorney and CEO of Immigration for couples said. “That’s irreparable harm that happened because of the immigration system.
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Pastrana says navigating the immigration process can take years, which isn’t fair to couples trying to do everything correctly.
“They say that they have a high volume of cases, and they don’t have enough immigration officers to review the cases,” Pastrana said.
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The process requires couples to prove their love to the government something Jenny detailed in stacks of papers and notes dedicated to the process. While she knows she isn’t alone she hopes sharing her story can show people a different side of the immigration system.
“See us and not just look at these cases as a case number but look at each one of these cases as if you know this is their family member,” Jenny said.
Jenny and her husband are waiting for their interview with immigration officials. She says, they haven’t gotten a timeline yet for when that interview will take place. Once it does, that’s when the system will decide whether he can and his children get to come to the states on Visa’s. Then the process of applying for a green card begins.
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We reached out to the U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office for comment. They didn’t share information about Jenny’s case specifically but they sent the information below on how they make decisions.
U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services Office:
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USCIS adjudicates each request for immigration benefits fairly, humanely, and efficiently on a case-by-case basis to determine if it meets established eligibility criteria required under applicable laws, regulations, and policies. The agency remains committed to breaking down barriers in the immigration system, reducing undue burdens on those eligible for benefits, and upholding America’s promise as a nation of welcome and possibility with fairness, integrity, and respect for all we serve.
The length of the application process may vary depending on biometrics submission requirements, reliance on the grant of an underlying benefit requested, and whether applicants have demonstrated they’ve met the established criteria for approval. If an applicant has not initially provided sufficient evidence to establish eligibility, then USCIS may issue a Request for Evidence, which can extend processing times in individual cases. Each case is reviewed based on the totality of the evidence and there may be variations on how long they take to adjudicate. USCIS posts national median processing times for certain forms on the Historical National Median Processing Timewebpage.
Applicants can check and track the status of their case by going to Case Status Online on our website. This feature allows applicants to keep up with the progress of their immigration application, petition or request. Applicants can access it by creating a free account online. Applicants have the ability to file an expedited processing request. USCIS will review each request for expedited processing to determine if the case meets established eligibility criteria to qualify. More details are available here: How to Make an Expedite Request.
Applicants with questions about the status of their case can reach out to our Contact Centereither by phone or onlineto request an appointment at a local field office for assistance.
Former Washington Huskies running back Salvon Ahmed has found a new home with the Indianapolis Colts, signing with the team’s practice squad on Wednesday. He also may not be on the practice squad for long.
Ahmed, who has taken 163 carries for 593 yards and 5 touchdowns in his career, could push for a spot on the active roster depending on the injury status of star running back Jonathan Taylor, who suffered a mild high ankle sprain in the Colts’ 27-24 win over the Pittsburgh Steelers on September 29.
Taylor hasn’t played since then, and in his stead, running backs Trey Sermon and Tyler Goodson have struggled. Ahead of Indianapolis’ matchup with Ahmed’s former team, the Miami Dolphins, Taylor has yet to practice but offered an update on his status.
“We’ve been progressing every single day, just pushing myself, trying to find a way to get the pain out,” he told Anything you can do. Anything you can do to get back on the field with your guys you’ve been working, scratching, and clawing with all offseason, all training camp, and all offseason. Doing everything in my power to get back on that field.”
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Along with the Miami Dolphins, Ahmed has also spent time with the San Francisco 49ers and Denver Broncos but has only ever appeared in a game with Miami. If Taylor is unable to suit up and Indianapolis chooses to activate Ahmed, that could change on Sunday.
On Thursday night, the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series continues its inaugural 2024 season with the fifth race of the 2024 season over in Speedway, Indiana. Back home again, and back on the oval, the top-33 INDYCAR competitors will contest the famed Indianapolis Motor Speedway for 66 laps of racing with left turns only.
During the Qualifying Series race here over the summer, Brandon Traino was victorious in the top split event over Jacob Oster and Robert Maleczka III. In the full-length, 200-lap, top split iRacing Indy 500 event during the spring, Maleczka III outlasted Jason Brophy and Brendan Lichtenberg in a three-wide finish across the bricks. Don’t count out the likes of Luke McKeown or Peter Berryman, however; they were two drivers who showed they have skills on the ovals as well, two weeks ago at Iowa, a race ultimately won by Philip Kraus.
Each race will be broadcast live at 8:00 p.m. ET on Thursday nights via iRacing social channels and the NTT INDYCAR SERIES YouTube channel and website.
Last Race:
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Apex Racing Team’s Luke McKeown etched his name into the winner’s column last week at Barber Motorsports Park following a brilliant drive from fourth-to-first in the 39-lap feature. Coanda Esports locked out the first three spots with Jordan Caruso, Elliott Vayron, and Michele Costantini, but all three would find trouble at some point throughout the event. Before Caruso’s off-track excursion leaving pit road after halfway, McKeown had worked his way to the lead, on the 11th lap. Utilizing Alternate red-wall tires first, then the Primary black walls, McKeown managed to hold off Team Redline’s Cooper Webster in the closing laps on the same strategy.
Track Facts:
Around since 1909, Indianapolis Motor Speedway was once paved with more than 3 million bricks. Known today as “The Racing Capital of the World”, Indy is perhaps one of the most iconic tracks to ever exist. Also known as “The Brickyard”, Indy hosted its first 500-mile race on Memorial Day of 1911. By 1961, the track had been resurfaced to asphalt—all but the famous “yard of bricks” at the start-finish line as a tribute to the tradition of “The Brickyard.” The 2.5-mile rectangular oval features four low-banked corners that drivers will flirt with going flat-out around at speeds around 230 mph in qualifying trim.
About the Series:
The inaugural INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series season will feature a purse of $50,000 with the champion taking home $20,000 at season’s end. The 10 races scheduled include a fair mix of road courses and ovals that are often found on the real-world INDYCAR schedule. Points will now be scored based on a similar system that the real-world series uses, with 50 points going to the winner and bonus points for laps led, most laps led, and the pole award.
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Next Up:
Following the second and final trip to Indy, it’s back to the road courses with a trip to Mid-Ohio Sports Car Course on October 24th. In the final round of the Qualifying Series, it was Jordan Caruso who took the checkers in the top split race, defeating Jose Soria and Edoardo Leo for the victory.
For more information on the INDYCAR ButtKicker iRacing Pro Series, visit www.iracing.com/indycar-esports/. For more information on iRacing and for special offers, visit www.iracing.com.
INDIANAPOLIS (WISH) — Temperatures should run nearly 10° above average by the weekend.
This morning:
A freeze warning remains in effect until mid-morning as temperatures have fallen into the mid-30s across much of the state this morning under clear skies and calm winds.
Thursday:
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We will be getting a warming trend on the backend of an area of high pressure, allowing for more of a southerly wind. High temperatures should return to the lower 60s, which is still below average but much closer to where we should be for this time of year.
Thursday night:
Another quiet and chilly night. Lows will fall to the mid and upper 30s, which should be cold enough for another round of patchy Frost outside of the metro area.
Friday:
Beautiful weather continues with back-to-normal temperatures for Friday. Expect lots of sunshine with highs into the mid-upper 60s to wrap up the work week.
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This weekend:
Quiet in comfortable weather on the weekend. Look for high as the top out in the lower 70s on Saturday and into the mid-70s on Sunday, which is about 10° above average for this time of year.
7 day forecast:
Very warm temperatures continue into the new work week, with very limited rain chances expected for Tuesday and Wednesday.
While the next seven days appear to be dry, there may be some hope in the next 8 – 14 days for some needed precipitation across the area. Our temperature pattern looks to remain well above average through the end of the month.
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