7/1/2005

USCIS released immigration statistics. The release indicates that the backlog has been reduced 69% between May 2004 and May 2005 and the backlog numbers has been reduced from 3,419,039 to 1,047,096. 

The number shows the progress made to eliminate the backlog since the establishment of USCIS. This report focuses on the progress made during the first Quarter of FY 2005.

The backlog at the end of the first Quarter of FY 2005 stands at just under 1.4 million cases. USCIS completed nearly 1.5 million cases during the first Quarter while receiving 1.3 million new cases in receipts. 

Historically, the first Quarter of the fiscal year is the least productive for USCIS. The beginning of FY 2005 was not considerably different, as USCIS experienced a decrease in completions. USCIS completed 154,891 more applications than it received during the first Quarter of FY 2005.

Date                Number of Backlog Cases                 Percent Reduction
May 2003         3,612,222 
May 2004         3,419,039                                           5% 
May 2005         1,047,096                                           69%

Although completions were higher than receipts, completions were significantly below backlog elimination targets. Higher completion levels are expected for the coming months that will set the pace for future Backlog Elimination efforts.

 

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