GAO: ‘Visa Overstay’ Backlog at DHS Remains Over One Million

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Today, the Government Accountability Office issued a report of preliminary finding on the progress the Department of Homeland Security has made in its efforts to reduce the backlog of immigrant visas. Although almost 863,000 records were “closed” in the last two years, the backlog of potential overstays remains at more than one million [emphasis added]:

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