A work slowdown by the Trump administration's immigration offices has exploded the backlog of applications for citizenship, green cards and work permits to an unprecedented 7.5 million people, according to the latest agency data. - Add the millions of immigrants waiting on decisions for asylum, work visas and permission to stay in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, and the total backlog soars to more than 12.1 million. Why it matters: The delays have put potentially millions of people in legal immigration limbo — vulnerable to being arrested by ICE agents and deported, even if they've followed the rules to try to stay in the U.S. - Officials say the delays are being driven by the administration's new focus on stricter vetting. A wave…
A work slowdown by the Trump administration's immigration offices has exploded the backlog of applications for citizenship, green cards and work permits to an unprecedented 7.5 million people, according to the latest agency data. - Add the millions of immigrants waiting on decisions for asylum, work visas and permission to stay in the U.S. for humanitarian reasons, and the total backlog soars to more than 12.1 million. Why it matters: The delays have put potentially millions of people in legal immigration limbo — vulnerable to being arrested by ICE agents and deported, even if they've followed the rules to try to stay in the U.S. - Officials say the delays are being driven by the administration's new focus on stricter vetting. A wave…Open
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The next big phase of President Trump's mass deportations is set to begin as "deportation judges" turn to 3.6 million backlogged cases. Why it matters: Speeding up immigration court rulings could allow ICE to carry out more deportations , as most cases end in final removal orders. - Trump spent much of 2025 purging the beleaguered immigration courts. 55 immigration judges were fired, and another 80 retired. - He then went to MAGA central casting to appoint America's new top immigration judge, retired Marine Corps Col. Daren Margolin. Zoom in: Margolin retired from being an immigration judge in early 2024 because of his disgust with the Biden administration's handling of the surge at the southern border. - "Personally, I felt like a…
The next big phase of President Trump's mass deportations is set to begin as "deportation judges" turn to 3.6 million backlogged cases. Why it matters: Speeding up immigration court rulings could allow ICE to carry out more deportations , as most cases end in final removal orders. - Trump spent much of 2025 purging the beleaguered immigration courts. 55 immigration judges were fired, and another 80 retired. - He then went to MAGA central casting to appoint America's new top immigration judge, retired Marine Corps Col. Daren Margolin. Zoom in: Margolin retired from being an immigration judge in early 2024 because of his disgust with the Biden administration's handling of the surge at the southern border. - "Personally, I felt like a…Open