The backlog of citizenship applications skyrocketed at Trump, according to a report

"They may wait as much as 20 months after submitting a 21-page application, pay the $ 730 fee, submit their fingerprints for a security check, then sit down and wait for an exam ". 19659002] As of December 31, 2015, under Obama, the backlog was 388,832, according to the report.

"It is either an absolute gross incompetence affecting nearly a million legal immigrants who want to become US citizens or it is about A second intentional wall designed to slow the rate at which legally-present immigrants can become voters, "he said.

The report also found that some states saw" huge spikes "in refusals During the last quarter, changes were observed in Alabama, Hawaii, Nevada, New Mexico, Pennsylvania and Utah

from October 1, 2017 to the end of December. , including Alabama, Colorado, Illi Nois, Iowa, Kansas, Louisiana, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Rhode Island, Utah, Tennessee, Texas, Washington, and Wisconsin, according to the report. According to the report, the increase of more than 53% of applications in instanc e over the last fiscal year was observed in Utah, Texas with an increase of more than 50% and in Washington with more than 46%

. Services (USCIS) did not immediately respond to the request for comments on the findings of the report.

The partnership announced the results of the report later Monday at a news teleconference with Reps Zoe Lofgren, D-Calif., And Luis Gutiérrez, D-Ill "

Members of Congress also sent a congressional signing letter asking the director of the USCIS to explain the arrears and calling for congressional hearings and a lawsuit to resolve the problem. The backlog,

The backlog deprived potential citizens of the right to vote, and also left some of them threatened with eviction under Trump policies while their demands were outstanding, said Gutiérrez

. do not protect yourself from deportation under Donald Trump, "he said. "People want to participate in the democratic process, they also want to protect themselves."

Angelica Salas, executive director of the Immigrant Advocacy Group Coalition for Humane Immigrant Rights (CHIRLA), said, "More and more each day you Salas said at the teleconference that his 2018 naturalization campaign was turning to the 2020 election to support legal residents in search of law. to vote, despite the "insurmountable obstacles they face".

"If you want to vote in November 2020, you must essentially apply within 60 to 90 days. That's an unacceptable thing, "he said at the teleconference

.Hoyt said the lawyers were also working with Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel, a Democrat, for a letter signing the mayor. The signature letters are used by legislators to meet and express an opinion on a policy or political issue, and he added that the group intended to file an application under the Freedom of Information Act, search for internal communications and backlog figures