USCIS review of high-risk country applications will worsen green card backlog

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A new USCIS review of immigration applications will cause significant delays due to resource diversion. The unprecedented review targets applications from 19 high-risk countries, potentially impacting green cards and other benefits, and will consume thousands of man-hours. This policy, prompted by a recent shooting, is expected to yield few security gains while exacerbating existing backlogs.


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