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Newsweek
July 8, 2025

US Immigration Backlog Hits All-Time High
By Billal Rahman and Dan Gooding


Meanwhile, immigration courts are overwhelmed, with a backlog exceeding 3.7 million cases, according to Syracuse University's Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse. Asylum-seekers often wait years for decisions on their cases.The growing backlog means longer waits for family reunification, employment opportunities and humanitarian protections for millions of immigrants. The "frontlog" shows slowdowns even at the earliest stages of the process, compounding delays.


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