Expect massive visa backlogs: Ex-USCIS official's warning as Trump orders review of Green Cards

A massive delay in processing all forms of immigration applications is now inevitable as the Donald Trump administration ordered a re-review of all Green Cards issued during the Biden administration to the nationals of 19 countries of concern. All asylum cases approved under the Biden administration from these 19 countries will also be reviewed again. Ricky Murray, who was chief of staff of Refugee and International Operations at USCIS until November 29, told Newsweek that such orders are unprecedented and this will slow down the immigration work, leading to a backlog. "This is going to have a tremendous effect on the backlog. Having to pull resources together to review hundreds of thousands of cases is going to require thousands of man-hours. These man-hours are only going to be tak