Report: ‘U.S. Immigration System is Buckling Under Its Own Weight’
avatar By BOB DANE March 3, 2022 No Comments
Backlogs in immigration applications are undermining the integrity of the system, according to the Migration Policy Institute (MPI).
Immigration court backlogs now top 1.6 million cases, up from 1.1 million before the COVID pandemic, and more than double the caseload in fiscal year 2018. At U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) pending applications for green cards and work permits have surged from 5.7 million to 9.5 million.
Exacerbated by the Biden administration’s loose to non-existent enforcement at the southern border, the backups are “creating a magnet for those who may not be eligible for asylum yet apply for protection knowing resolution of their case may be years off,” MPI stated.
https://www.immigrationreform.com/2022/03/03/report-warns-bigger-immigration-backlog-immigrationreform-com/
