Overview
- USCIS recorded a record 11.3 million pending applications in Q2 FY2025, the highest total ever reported.
- More than 34,000 cases remain unopened in a revived frontlog that hasn’t appeared since late 2024.
- Case completions fell 12% quarter-over-quarter to 2.7 million, marking an 18% decline year-over-year.
- Processing delays surged across major forms, with I-90 waits up 938% to over eight months and I-765 and I-129 backlogs rising 79% and 25% respectively.
- The agency’s Streamlined Case Processing program remains suspended to allow enhanced vetting, with no scheduled return date.