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Los Angeles Times
August 26, 2026

At airports, ICE snatches people who are following the rules
By Raul A. Reyes


Perversely, because the government is prioritizing immigration enforcement, it is falling further behind in processing the paperwork that people need for legal status. The immigration backlog is estimated at 3.1 million cases, according to Transactional Records Access Clearinghouse researchers.


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