President Trump promised the most deportations in decades to reverse illegal immigration. But the system for legal immigration is also buckling under his pressure. • In just the last few weeks, the Trump administration has threatened to expand the travel ban list, paused all asylum decisions and signaled it will reopen cases from the Biden administration.

Why it matters: Any of these changes in isolation would put strain on the system. Doing them all at once could overwhelm it. • "[Y]ou're effectively shutting down the legal immigration process," said Shev Dalal-Dheini, government relations director at the American Immigration Lawyers Association. • The policy changes announced after the National Guard shooting are expected to grow the caseload backlog at U.S. Citizenship and Immigr

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