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USCIS Backlog Lets Visa Applicants Remain Years While Cases Pend, Ex-ICE Official Warns

Aug 17, 2026

A former ICE official says a massive USCIS backlog allows nonimmigrants to remain in the US for years by filing paperwork, exposing a legal loophole.

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