Ready, Set, Wait: Inside America's Immigration Backlog

This week, Associate Editor Maya Kalsi explores the current state of the U.S. immigration system and the growing backlogs affecting millions of immigrants. She breaks down how delays arise across USCIS, immigration courts, and the visa system, why there is no single “immigration backlog,” and how years of waiting can affect families, employment, travel, and long-term planning. If you're interested in the episode's topic please check out these resources to learn more: https://egov.uscis.gov/processing-times?utm.com; https://www.justice.gov/eoir/workload-and-adjudication-statistics; https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin.html; https://travel.state.gov/content/travel/en/legal/visa-law0/visa-bulletin/2027/visa-bulletin-for-october-2026.html; https://tracreports.org/immigration/quickfacts/eoir.html?utm.com; https://tracreports.org/reports/780/; https://www.justice.gov/jmd/media/1433166/dl?inline&utm.com; https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/immigration-court-data/?utm.com; https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/report/immigration-court/?utm.com