USCIS has released Questions and Answer regarding the expedited name check procedures to eliminate the 47,000 delayed permanent residence applications.
USCIS has updated information on its website to inform customers that an I-765 Application for Employment Authorization to extend an EAD may not be filed earlier than 120 days prior to the expiration of the original EAD.
USCIS announced on February 4, 2008 that it will complete adjudication of many pending I-485 applications stuck in FBI name check delays where more than 180 days has elapsed since the FBI name check was commenced, if otherwise approvable.