"Entrapment": Trump's immigration delays fuel jump in ICE arrest targets
Summary
The Trump administration has slowed down immigration application processing, creating a backlog of over 7.5 million people waiting for citizenship, green cards, and work permits. This delay increases the risk that immigrants who have followed the rules could be arrested or deported while waiting for their applications to be decided.Key Facts
- The backlog at U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) is about 7.5 million applications for citizenship, green cards, and work permits.
- Including asylum and humanitarian cases, more than 12.1 million people are waiting for immigration decisions.
- The administration is focusing on stricter background checks, contributing to delays.
- Many USCIS staff retired recently, reducing the workforce and slowing case processing.
- Immigrants with pending applications, even those legally in the U.S., are being arrested during travel and at application interviews.
- Refugees waiting to apply for permanent residency are now more likely to be detained, which is a change from past practice.
- Processing times for citizenship have doubled to about 10 months, and wait times for some permanent residency cases, like Cuban applicants, have increased dramatically.
- USCIS says it is using new technology and methods to improve the system while focusing on stopping fraud and criminals.
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