The projected 180,000 green-card applications processed this fiscal year still exceeds several recent years’ levels, Renaud said, but it falls short of those available.
“Any package that includes immigration reforms must address this backlog not only as a matter of fairness, but as a central component of our long-term strategy for economic prosperity and global competitiveness,” Rep.
The federal court in Maryland, where USCIS has its headquarters, is wrangling around 150 cases that seek to force federal officials to process various types of visa applications faster.
The employment-based green cards set to go to waste represent just one category of visas at issue in the snowballing litigation.
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