ARTICLE · 04 APRIL 2022

USCIS Announces New Action Plan To Reduce Backlogs

Cozen O'Connor

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, USCIS announced an action plan aimed to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the legal immigration system.

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Frances Rayer

Elizabeth A. Olivera

On Tuesday, March 29, 2022, USCIS announced an action plan aimed to increase efficiency and reduce burdens to the legal immigration system. USCIS indicated three main goals within this new plan, including:

Set new agency-wide backlog reduction goals;
Expand premium processing to additional form types; and
Work to improve timely access to employment authorization documents (EADs).

Due to the COVID-19 pandemic and resource constraints resulting from the prior administration, USCIS inherited a significant number of pending cases and increased processing times. Through today's actions by the Biden administration, USCIS plans to reduce these caseloads and processing times, while also ensuring that fair and efficient services are available to applicants and petitioners.

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