Wait times for citizenship have doubled in the last two years

Coalition members took federal court action in Los Angeles in September against the US Citizenship and Immigration Services, the agency to review applications and challenge the treatment delays.

The federal agency attributed the delays to a sharp increase in the number of applications.

"U.S.C.I.S. continues to rule on the number of naturalization cases pending, which has exploded under the Obama administration, from 291,800 people in September 2010 to nearly 700,000 in early 2017. Today, despite a Record and unprecedented workload for applications, the United States of America. Fills more citizenship applications more efficiently and effectively, surpbading itself, "said Michael Bars, a spokesman for the agency, in response to questions sent via email.

There have been stronger spikes in the past, as in 2007, when the number of cases increased to 1.4 million and the agency was able to deal with the backlog of cases. Next year. This did not happen with the current pileup.

A total of 750,793 applications were pending at the end of June, the last available period. But the claims processing rate is at its lowest for a decade, according to an badysis released this month by Boundless Immigration, a Seattle-based technology company that helps immigrants get green cards and citizenship. The agency has been able to process only about half of its claims in 2017, up from around 60% in 2016. (Data for 2018 is not available.)

"Citizenship demands have multiplied in the past and the United States has been able to bring in enough resources to tame them. The wait times have doubled and the agency is barely processing half of its backlog, "said Doug Rand, founder of Boundless Immigration.

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In a letter dated February 12 to the Director of Citizenship and Immigration Services signed by 86 members of Congress, there was concern about "the alarming increase in processing times" for services. naturalization and other services, such as green cards and visas.

He noted that the agency's proposed budget for 2019 included the transfer of more than $ 200 million in royalty revenue to Immigration and Customs Enforcement, the agency responsible for bringing people together for the purpose of expulsion.