Asylum Interview Scheduling 2018

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	ZAR (Arlington, VA)
2	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	How long between filing and interview date?	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
3	Gabriel Laborde	7/6/1905	2/7/2018		No	Iraq	1/22/2018
4	Parastoo Zahedi	7/18/2014	2/15/2018	OLD CASE	No	Iran	02/01/2018	No		No decision to date-advised decision will be mailed(ZAR)
5	Ruth Dickey	8/1/2014	3/14/2018	OLD CASE	No	Liberia	2/26/2018	no
6	Ruth Dickey	9/16/2014	4/4/2018	OLD CASE	no	Russia	3/12/2018			Originally scheduled for Jan. 10, 2018, the AO had agreed to put this case on hold while an I-130 and I-485 is pending.
7	Jennifer Bibby-Gerth	9/18/2014	4/6/2018	OLD CASE	No	Nigeria	3/13/2018	No		I received a weird notice saying my request to reschedule the interview on 4/6 and been granted and the new interview date is 4/6, I e-mailed the asylum office which cinfirmed the interview is scheduled for that day.
8	Ruth Dickey	10/3/2014	4/13/2018	OLD CASE	No	Iraq	3/12/2018
9		10/3/2014	4/18/2018	OLD CASE	No	Iran	3/12/2018	No		No decision to date-advised decision will be mailed(ZAR)
10	Lauren Vogt	10/7/2014	4/18/2018	OLD CASE	no	Venezuela	3/12/2018	no		affirmative asylum entered on visa
11	Ruth Dickey	12/3/2014	4/11/2018	OLD CASE	No
12		3/16/2016	4/26/2018	OLD CASE	No	Iraq	2/27/2018	No		In this case we requested an expedite that was approved; originally the INT was scheduled for 3/21/2018 but was snowed out and rescheduled to 4/26/2018-still no decision to date
13	Ruth Dickey	7/5/2017	4/20/2018	OLD CASE	No	Pakistan	3/9/2018	no
14	Christian K. Glista	7/21/2017	1/26/2018		yes	Guatemala	1/12/2018	yes (prep time)	02/21/18 (upon request)
15	James Roberts	12/1/2017	2/15/2018	6 weeks	yes	Egypt	1/29/2018	no		ZAR rescheduled the interview for 3/30/2018
16	Joanna Gaughan (re: MC)	1/2/2018	3/30/2018	12+ weeks	No	El Salvador	3/12/2018	yes	4/30/18 - specifically requested that date since I am traveling from NC to VA
17	Hila Moss (re: YPG)	1/8/2018	1/31/2018	3 weeks	yes	El Salvador	1/22/2018	yes (prep time)	2/26/18 (upon request)
18	Martin Musinguzi	1/9/2018	2/21/2018	6 weeks	No	DR Congo	2/5/2018	No
19	Nicole Wilson	1/16/2018	2/28/2018	6 weeks	No	Turkey	2/8/2018	yes	3/14/2018 (only 2 week continuance)	Was issued NTA at border but not filed in court yet.
20	Sarah Pitney	1/16/2018	3/22/2018	8 weeks	No	Mexico	3/5/2018	No
21	Varsha Kayi	1/22/2018	3/5/2018	6 weeks	No	Venezuela	2/20/2018	Yes	3/21/2018	FN arrested while I-589 was pending, did not request more time b/c it'll be referred anyway
22	Jillian Blake	1/25/2018	3/7/2018	6 weeks	Yes	El Salvador	2/13/2018	no
23	Joanna Gaughan (re: JM)	1/30/2018	3/12/2018	6 weeks	No	Kenya	2/27/2018	yes	4/9/18 - specifically requested that date since I am traveling from NC to VA
24	Isabel Wagner	2/1/2018	3/12/2018	6 weeks	no	El Salvador	2/23/2018	no
25	Amanda Bhuket	2/2/2018	4/16/2018		no	Mexico	3/25/2018	no		Client requested interview take place in SF instead of SEA, and was rescheduled for an interview three days after the original interview date
26	James Reyes	2/7/2018	2/28/2018	3 weeks	yes	El Salvador	2/10/2018	no		had requested expedited interview
27	Joanna Gaughan (re: SA)	2/8/2018	3/22/2018	6 weeks	yes	El Salvador	3/3/2018	yes
28	Jamilah Espinosa	2/8/2018	3/22/2018	6 weeks	Yes	Guatemala	3/1/2018	No
29	Amanda Bhuket	2/8/18	4/11/18		no	El Salvador	3/18/18	yes	5/10/18
30	Marlen Santana Perez	2/10/2018	3/26/2018	6 weeks	no	Venezuela	3/13/2018	no		Visitor visa overstayed
31	Hila Moss (re: JDM)	2/12/2018	3/23/2018	6 weeks	yes	El Salvador	3/8/2018	yes
32	Sabrina Damast	2/13/2018	3/27/2018	6 weeks	no	China	3/8/2018	no		MAVNI case; N-400 is pending, too
33	Ruth Dickey	3/2/2018	4/12/2018	6 weeks		Afghanistan	3/26/2018
34	Tanishka Cruz	3/9/2018	4/19/2018	6 weeks	Yes	Honduras	4/3/2018	no
35		3/12/2018	4/19/2018	5 weeks	No	Ukraine	3/29/2018	Yes
36	Brian Casson	3/27/2018	5/7/2018		No	Honduras	4/18/2018	Yes (exp. wit. unavailable)	05/11/2018	Officer indicated she would recommend approval but has been having problems with supervisor overturning her decisions because she is new.
37	Jillian Blake	4/4/2018	5/17/2018	6 weeks	no	Turkey		no
38	Hila Moss	4/13/2018	5/24/2018		no	Namibia	5/7/2018	no
39	Sarah Bazzi	5/2/2018	6/21/2018		No	Honduras	6/4/2018	No
40	Paula Deza	05/04/2018	6/13/2018		No	Tanzania	5/30/2018	No		I appeared for the interview and waited two hours then the office told me that they couldn't locate the file and would send me a reschedule notice.
41	Sharon Dunmore/ Gate City Legal Services, Inc.	5/10/2018	6/22/2018	6 weeks	No	El Salvador	6/8/2011	No
42	Shira Renee Zeman	9/18/2018	6/22/2019	9 months	No	Mongolia	5/17/2019
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52									Observation: It appears that new cases are generally being scheduled for interviews to take place about 6 weeks after
53									they are filed, and some old cases are being scheduled, primarily NOT from Central American countries
54									(e.g. Liberia, Russia, Nigeria, Iraq, Venezuela, Pakistan)

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J	K	L
1	ZCH (Chicago, IL)
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3	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date of Interview	Days Pending before Interview	Circuit Ride & Location?	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Days Pending After Reschedule Req	Notes; other information
4	Kris Rasmussen	11/20/2017	1/31/2018	72		No	Yemen	1/12/2018	Yes (vacation)	2/22/2018	41	Officer (Folksmeier?) allowed me to email late submissions, then bring paper copies, due to short prep time.
5	Jenny Ansay / Justice for Our Neighbors		2/7/2018			Yes	Honduras		Yes (prep, no reason specified in request)
6	Gabriel Laborde	1/10/2018	2/21/2018	42		No	Palestine	2/9/2018	No
7	Abigail Seif	3 filed after 1/16/18	already had 3 (as of 03/06/18)			No	one Pakistan, two Egyptian, all families		No
8	Aissa Olicarez	1/19/2018	3/1/2018	41		Yes	Honduras	2/10/2018	Yes	3/8/2018	26
9	Kristen Coffey/Fatima Johnson	1/24/2018	3/6/2018	41		No	Nigeria	2/21/2018	No
10	Marie Nelson, Freedom House	1/29/2018	3/12/2018	42		No	Uganda	2/20/2018	No
11	Kristen Coffey/Fatima Johnson	1/29/2018	3/12/2018	42		No	India	2/21/2018	No			Officer did not allow me to ask questions- told me while explaining process to Client
12	Kirby Fullerton/Carman & Fullerton	1/31/2018	3/14/2018	42		No	Venezuela	2/20/2018	No
13	Sophie Glickstein/Minsky McCormick & Hallagan	2/8/2018	3/26/2018	46		No	Venezuela	3/9/2018	No
14	Kristen Coffey/Fatima Johnson	2/14/2018	3/27/2018	41		No	Nigeria	3/12/2018	no
15	Lacy Panyard	2/22/18	4/4/2018	41		No	Honduras	3/22/2018	Yes	5/14/2018	53	filed 12/7/2018, not accepted until 02/22/18
16	Kristen Coffey/Fatima Johnson	1/25/2018	4/4/2018	69		No	India	3/22/2018	No
17	Rachel Van Tyle, NCLC	2/23/2018	4/9/2018	45		no	Venezuela	3/22/2018	no
18	Michael Carlin	3/5/2018	4/16/2018	42		No	China	3/31/2018	No
19	Rachel Van Tyle, NCLC	3/5/2018	4/18/2018	44		yes	Honduras	4/2/2018	no
20	Clair Scheiderer/ Freedom House	1/8/2018	4/25/2018	107		No	Rep of Congo	4/6/2018	No
21	Khazaeli Wyrsch LLC	1/8/2018	3/22/2018	73	St. Louis	No	Nigeria	2/27/2018	No			St. Louis (sub-office), no decision as of 5/30/18
22	Khazaeli Wyrsch LLC	10/10/2017	2/2/2018	115	St. Louis	No	El Salvador	1/11/2018	No			St. Louis (sub-office), no decision as of 5/30/18
23	Kirby Fullerton/Carman & Fullerton	5/22/2018	7/2/2018	41		No	Venezuela	6/11/2018	No			Approved Aug 21, 2018
24	Kristen Coffey/Fatima Johnson	6/11/2018	7/23/2018	42		No	Venezuela	07/06/2018	No			Approval/Decision-07/30/2018; Notice dated 08/06/2018
25	Lacy Panyard	11/2/2018	1/9/2019	68		No	El Salvador	12/31/2018	No	N/A		Post Pereira Termination; granted 2 days after interview
26	Rachel Yamamoto	9/20/2017	3/6/2019	532	Omaha	No	Venezuela	12/19/2018
27	Rachel Yamamoto	3/17/2017	2/1/2019	686	Omaha	No	Venezuela	12/19/2018
28	Kirby Fullerton/Carman & Fullerton	10/16/2018	11/20/2018	35		No	Venezuela	11/5/2018	Yes (IH same date)	3/28/19	143
29	Kirby Fullerton/Carman & Fullerton	4/13/2016	10/4/2017	539		No	DR Congo	1/2/2019	Yes (confilct)	1/15/2019	13	Case was rescheduled from Oct. 4, 2017
30	Kirby Fullerton/Carman & Fullerton	12/28/2018	2/4/2019	38		No	Venezuela	1/18/2019	No
31	Rachel Yamamoto	1/14/2019	3/12/2019	57	Omaha	No	Venezuela	2/14/2019
32	Rachel Yamamoto	12/10/2015	2/28/2019	1176	Omaha	No	Cameroon	1/4/2019
33	Rachel Yamamoto	3/7/2017	2/28/2019	723	Omaha	No	Venezuela	1/4/2019
34	Kirby Fullerton/Carman & Fullerton	1/31/2019	3/13/2019	41		No	Iraq	2/28/2019	No
35	Lacy Panyard	4/8/2019				No	Guatemala					Got sent directly to IC; about to file a MTT and maybe we'll be back at AO.
36	Vivian Crowell/Shapiro Law Group, PC	4/15/2014	7/20/2017	1192	Omaha	No	Afghanistan	7/3/2017	Yes	4/17/2019	653	ZCH "lost" our reschedule request, claimed failure to appear (well over a year later), then agreed to reschedule when confronted with their error
37	Lacy Panyard Holton- RFI NOT 589	9/26/2017	3/24/2020	910	Chicago	No	Mexico
38	Bazzi Legal	11/23/2015	3/26/2020	1585	ZAR	NO	Guatemala
39	Kelsey Beckner/Beckner Immigration Law	12/27/2019	3/24/2020	88	Chicago	No	Turkmenistan	3/7/2020	No
40	Christian Mendoza Calix	6/9/2016	None	1369 and counting	Chicago	No	Burkina Faso	No interview yet	No			I have no clue why this case has been pending for this long :(
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	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	WHICH ASYLUM OFFICE?
2	ZNY (Bethpage, NY)
3	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for		Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
4	Elizabeth Cordoba
5	Christina Peña	1/22/2018	2/26/2018	5 weeks	No	Jamaica		No
6	Alex Goncalves Pena	1/16/2018	2/28/2018	6 weeks	No	Colombia	2/12/2018	No
7	Lupe Aguirre/Empire Justice Center	1/18/2018	3/5/2018	6 weeks	Yes	Guatemala	2/20/2018	Yes	03/15/2018
8	Christina Peña	1/24/2018	3/7/2018	6 weeks	No	Serbia		No
9	Angie Juarbe/Atlas:DIY	1/31/2018	3/13/2018	6 weeks	Yes	Honduras	2/23/2018	Yes	04/09/2018
10	Noelle Yasso	3/14/2018	4/24/2018	6 weeks	No	Venezuela	4/5/2018	No
11	Lupe Aguirre/Empire Justice Center	4/20/2018	5/29/2018	5.5 Weeks	No	El Salvador	5/10/2018	No
12	Lorilei Williams/Staten Island Legal Services	12/29/2016	5/15/2018	Old Case	Yes	El Salvador	4/26/2018	No		Weird case. Client is 25 yo. Was detained as a UAC 8 years ago. AO sent notice of lack of jx 12/12/17. Lots of correspondence arguing back and forth. Received call from USCIS one week before receiving interview notice stating that they're re-accepting jx.

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
1	ZSF San Francisco Office, inc. Seattle circuit run
2
3	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
4	Shara Svendsen	2/20/2016	2/6/2018	yes	Honduras	1/22/2018	no		officer asked for add'l documents
5	Shara Svendsen	4/21/2016	2/7/2018	yes	El Salvador	1/26/2018	no
6	Shara Svendsen	4/11/2016	2/13/2018	yes	Guatemala	1/29/2018	no
7	Carly Stadum-Liang	6/16/1905	3/7/2018	No	Guatemala	2/13/2018 (date mailed out)	No		We had reopened the client's case (was an old ABC case, that was closed after client no-showed in 2005), so SF AO considered it rescheduled interview case
8	Shouan Riahi (SIREN)	1/25/2018	3/8/2018	No	Venezuela	2/21/2018	Yes	Pending
9	Shara Svendsen	1/12/2018	3/19/2018	no	El Salvador	3/1/2018	I will		I want to switch another long pending for this time slot. We'll see. Rescheduled to 04/30.
10	Fernanda Bueno	2/15/2018	3/22/2018	no	Honduras	3/1/2018	no
11	Shara Svendsen	2/5/2018	3/26/2018	yes	El Salvador	3/5/2018	I will
12	Audrey Gilliam (NWIRP)	1/22/2018	3/29/2018	no	Guatemala	3/12/2018	NTA was issued		Had filed with SFAO to preserve OYD and then NTA issued
13	Bree Bernwanger (LCCR)	2/20/2018	4/5/2018	yes	El Salvador	3/16/2018	Yes	5/16
14	Nadia Galash	2/2/2018	4/17/2018	no	Russia	3/23/2018	No		Approved on 5/1/2018
15	Flora Pereira (LCCR)	3/26/2018	5/3/2018	No	Guatemala	4/14/2018	Yes	5/24 (despite requesting that the interview be rescheduled for June)
16	Shara Svendsen	10/23/2017	5/21/2018	no	Guatemala	4/27/2018	no
17	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	8/10/2018	9/17/2018	no	Turkey	8/27/2018	no
18	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	6/29/2018	8/13/2018	no	El Salvador	7/26/2018	no		This was a bifurcated interview for 1-yr bar issue. Second interview took place on 9/6/2018
19	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	7/12/2018	8/16/2018	no	Mexico	7/26/0218	no		This was a bifurcated interview for 1-yr bar issue. Second interview took place on 9/6/2018
20	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	8/13/2018	9/13/2018	no	El Salvador	8/22/2018	no
21	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	8/31/2018	10/3/2018	no	El Salvador	9/13/2018	no
22	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	12/8/2017	8/16/2018	no	Nigeria	7/27/2018	no
23	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	11/8/2017	8/2/2018	no	Mexico	7/13/2018	yes	8/23/2018
24	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	6/6/2018	7/18/2018	no	Guatemala	6/28/2018	no
25	Amanda Bhuket (EBSC)	6/10/2016	6/11/2018	no	Mexico	5/23/2018	yes	7/9/2018
26	Rachel Yamamoto	1/6/2017	2/13/2019	no	Sudan	1/6/2019	expedited		granted 10 days after interview!

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I
1	WHICH ASYLUM OFFICE?
2	Lyndhurst NJ (ZNK)
3	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
4	Legal Aid	2/14/18	3/28/18	Yes	Honduras	03/01/18	Yes	05/09/18
5	Legal Aid	1/18/18	4/3/18	Yes	Ghana	03/01/18	Yes
6	Stephanie Isern	3/13/18	5/1/18	No		03/31/18
7	June Beack	03/28/2018	5/16/18	No	Cambodia	4/24/18	no
8	June Beack	5/2/17	6/21/18	No	Venezuela	5/30/18	no
9	June Beack	06/28/2018	08/15/2018	No	India	7/18/2018	yes	9/5/18	rather annoyed. asked for attorney prep time and they gave me 2 weeks???
10	June Beack	6/28/18	8/15/18	No	Bangladesh	7/18/18	no
11	Connecticut Institute for Refugees and Immigrants	9/10/18	11/8/18	No	DRC	10/11/18	No

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1	ZMI (Miami)
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3	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
4	Alejandra Roa	12/6/2017	2/5/2018	No	Venezuela	2 weeks before the interview	no		Still waiting decision
5	Alejandra Roa	12/6/2017	2/5/2018	No	Venezuela	2 weeks before	yes	March 1, 2018
6	Alejandra Roa	1/5/2018	2/28/2018	No	Venezuela	2/5/2018	Yes (I did not file, client just retained me		Still waiting reschedule
7	Carson Osberg/AI Justice	2/9/2018	3/26/2018	Yes	Guatemala	3/5/2018	yes	5/1/2018	Requested specific timeframe for reschedule

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1	ZBO (Boston)
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3	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
4	Deirdre Giblin	1/23/2018	3/2/2018	no	Latin American country	3/1/18	no
5	Beverly Garcia	01/19/2018	3/21/2018	Yes	Honduras	2/28/2018	No
6	McHaffey & Associates	2/2/2018	3/22/2018	No	Venezuela	unknown (pro se at that time)	Yes	4/23/2018
7	McHaffey & Associates	1/26/2018	4/9/2018	No	Cameroon	3/21/2018	No
8	McHaffey & Associates	3/19/2018	5/3/2018	No	Uganda	Unknown (pro se at time)	Yes
9	Stephanie Marzouk	04/30/2018	06/18/2018	no	China	05/29/2018	No

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	ZLA (Los Angeles)
2	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	Feel free to ignore this column :)	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
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4	Perla Esquivel	2/8/2018	3/22/2018	6 weeks	No	El Salvador	3/5/2018	Yes	04/03/2018
5	Evan Gorelick	2/20/2018	4/4/2018	6 weeks	Yes	Guatemala	3/19/2018	No		PHX circuit ride
6	Esmeralda V Meza	3/30/2018	4/26/2018	4 weeks	Yes	El Salvador	04/09/2018	Yes	TBD
7	Nadia Galash	3/30/2018	5/1/2018		Yes	Guatemala	04/09/2018	Yes	5/23/2018	will update
8	Alan Culwell	1/8/2018	6/7/2018		No	Venezuela	5/18/2018	No		Approved tentatively two weeks after interview, permanently on 8/29/18
9	Alan Culwell	5/25/2018	6/28/2018		No	Venezuela	06/08/2018	No		Approved two weeks after interview
10	Ashley Negrette	4/17/2017	7/12/2018		No	Mexico	6/27/2018	Yes	8/31/2018	630AM Interview
11	Sam Baumer	11/27/2018	12/17/2018		No	Brazil	12/3/2018	No		7:15 AM
12	Sonia Figueroa	12/24/2018	01/24/2019		No	Nicaragua	01/07/2019	No	NA	Pending
13	Sonia Figueroa	11/20/2017	2/12/2019		No	Indonesia	1/31/2019	No	NA	Referred
14	Sonia Figueroa	11/9/2015	5/10/2019		No	Iran	4/13/2019	No	NA	Pending
15	Sonia Figueroa	3/1/2016	8/6/2019		No	Uganda	07/12/2019	No	NA

	A	B	C	D	E	F	G	H	I	J
1	HOUSTON
2	Attorney/Firm	Date I-589 was filed	Date interview scheduled for	Feel free to ignore this column :)	Was client a UAC?	Client's country of origin	Date you received notice of interview	Did you request more time?	If you got more time, what is the new interview date?	Notes; other information
3	Alexa Sendukas (Jones Day)	11/17/2018	1/23/2018	9+ weeks	Yes	El Salvador	1/8/2018	Yes (was told I couldn't get more than 1 month)	2/21/2018	Client detained but Asylum Office still took jurisdiction; did interview at Joe Corley Detention Facility
4	Andrew Free	12/20/2018	4/20/2018	17 weeks	No	Honduras	4/3/2018	No.		Non-Detained Client. Officer in Memphis emailed counsel re interview on 4/3/18
5	Stacie Hammond/Latino Memphis	2/1/2017	5/15/2018	OLD CASE	No	Venezuela	4/10/2018	no.		Memphis Circuit ride from NOLA suboffice
6	Stacie Hammond/Latino Memphis	10/1/2017	5/15/2018	OLD CASE	No	Nicaragua	4/10/2018	no.		memphis Circuit ride from NOLA suboffice