I begin by answering your last question first. If you are a US citizen, then, your mother is considered an immediate relative of a US citizen [you]. Immediate relatives can and remain eligible to adjust status even if they remain in the US long after their visas have expired. From your query, it appears you initially filed your mother's I-130 petition separately when instead, you should have concurrently filed both applications at the same time. If you only filed the I-130 application, then, you may have to wait to file the I-485 [green card] application because, you may not file her green card until after her I-130 petition has been approved. You will have to get the I-130 approved before you can proceed to her I-485 adjudication. Further, if you filed her I-130 petition so soon after her arrival as a tourist, CIS might consider that she misrepresented the real reason for her coming into US having arrived as a tourist, only to then file application for permanent resident. Please hire an attorney, I urge you.
Answered on Apr 21st, 2014 at 3:17 PM