This is not being seen as a temporary change but as a strategic decision. This decision has deepened the suspicion that the independent immigration inspection system is being gradually abolished by the Trump administration.

The CIS office used to work independently of the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS). It used to help about 30,000 people every year to get out of immigration related problems. Its main objective was to ensure transparency and fairness in immigration processes. However, now with the temporary closure of CIS, no department can monitor the functioning of USCIS.

This change can have the biggest impact on people of Indian origin who are working in America on H-1B visa or studying on F-1 visa. Both these categories are often victims of slow process of USCIS, documentary errors and delay in form processing. For this, they used to take the help of CIS Ombudsman, which made their work easier. However, now this decision of Trump can bring a lot of problems for them.

Trouble for H-1B visa holders

With the temporary closure of CIS Ombudsman, H-1B visa holders will have to find alternative ways to know the status of their petition or challenge the inequalities of USCIS. However, the biggest concern is that in the absence of Ombudsman, there will be no impartial or independent eye on the decision process of USCIS.

Reaction of immigration lawyers and lawmakers

The American Immigration Lawyers Association (AILA) and many advocacy groups have strongly criticized the decision. They believe that this move points to a lack of transparency in the immigration system and a monopoly of administrative control. Democratic lawmakers have particularly called this move a defiance of legal requirements, because the affected office, the CIS Office for Civil Rights and Civil Liberties, was established with the help of the law and cannot be removed.

What can affected immigrants do?

Following the closure of the Ombudsman, affected immigrants have some key options:

1. Contact your congressional representative: In many cases, representatives can get information directly from USCIS and get cases prioritized.

2. Seek the help of an immigration lawyer: Professional guidance is vital, especially for difficult cases. Certified lawyers from organizations like AILA can help.

3. Keep a detailed record of all documents: A copy of every email, letter, call log and application should be kept safely so that it can be produced as evidence at any time.

4. Consider premium processing: If financially feasible, a visa holder can expedite the application process by taking advantage of USCIS’ premium processing facility.

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It will also largely include employees from compliance departments. The layoffs begin today, Thursday. Compliance work involves making sure taxpayers follow the tax code, file their returns and pay their taxes, among other duties.

According to the latest IRS data, the IRS has about 90,000 employees across the United States. Racial minorities make up 56 percent of the IRS workforce. Women make up 65 percent. The layoffs are part of the Donald Trump administration’s efforts to reduce the size of the government workforce in the US through the Department of Government Efficiency. Agencies have been ordered to lay off nearly all probationary employees who have not yet received civil service protections.

IRS employees could be hired out to the Department of Homeland Security

IRS employees covered for the 2025 tax season were told earlier this month that they would not be allowed to accept buyout offers from the Trump administration until mid-May, after the tax filing deadline. In addition to these planned layoffs, the Trump administration intends to rent out IRS employees to the Department of Homeland Security to help with immigration enforcement.

As America’s revenue collector, the IRS was tasked with targeting high-wealth tax evaders during the Biden administration to provide the US with an additional source of income. The US is in debt of $36 trillion. By the end of 2024, the IRS collected more than $1.3 billion in back taxes from wealthy tax evaders.

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