One Year as a Bureaucrat
Tuesday, January 22, 2008
Today marks exactly one year on the job as an immigration trial attorney for Department of Homeland Security. It was one of the busiest and most stressful days I’ve had in a while, but also exhilarating. Though I get really nervous before certain cases, when I start talking, I don’t sound nervous, which is half the battle. Nevermind that my hands are cold and shaking under the counsel table.
Another thing that made today memorable was that the newest attorney came with me to court to observe. None of the cases went forward with trial, but it was still interesting to think how I was once in her position, still trying to figure out the meanings of hundreds of acronyms that we throw around in our normal office speech.
“Did he have ABC registration?”
“Do an FDL or ROI on that.”
“She’s not eligible for NACARA, 42B or VR.”
“What did the BIA say about CIS’s NOID?”
“He can adjust with a 212(h) and I-212 waiver.”
“Murder is clearly a CIMT and an agg fel.”
I love it!
You should work for Target. They use acronyms like you wouldn’t believe.
Hahaha, I guess large entities with time sensitive work tend toward that.
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