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On April 2, 2008, USCIS and FBI announced a joint plan eliminating the backlog of FBI Name Checks [29] The plan calls for putting additional resources into processing of FBI Name Checks requested by the USCIS and sets the following Name Check backlog elimination schedule: May 2008: Process all name checks pending more than three years.
The bill would increase the number of immigration courts, judges, and USCIS adjudicators aiming to reduce the backlog of immigration cases. It also provides funding for legal orientation programs and counseling on immigration-related matters.
USCIS performs many of the duties of the former INS, namely processing and adjudicating various immigration matters, including applications for work visas, asylum, and citizenship. Additionally, the agency is officially tasked with safeguarding national security, maintaining immigration case backlogs, and improving efficiency.
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A backlog in cases of abused or abandoned young immigrants seeking green cards has more than doubled in the last two years, according to a new analysis of federal data by advocacy groups that was ...
A Non-KST's application may be approved, but supervising and senior officials must agree with the adjudicating officer's findings. If USCIS determines that an applicant is a KST or non-KST but cannot find a reason to deny the application, the application may be forwarded to USCIS headquarters for final review and issue of denial.
(The Center Square) – A top immigration official in the Biden administration faced pointed scrutiny at a hearing Wednesday. The House Judiciary Subcommittee on Immigration Integrity, Security ...
Referred to by some as former INS [2] and by others as legacy INS, the agency ceased to exist under that name on March 1, 2003, when most of its functions were transferred to three new entities – U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS), U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), and U.S. Customs and Border Protection (CBP ...