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Some immigration news explaining what's going on in USCIS and that the delays and backlogs will continue indefinitely until the Congress would chip in some money which they won't looking at how they made a fuss over unemployment benefits:
USCIS Averts Furlough of Nearly 70% of Workforce
Release Date  08/25/2020 Drastic cuts will impact agency operations for foreseeable future
WASHINGTON—U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services today announced that the agency will avert an administrative furlough of more than 13,000 employees, scheduled to begin Aug. 30 as a result of unprecedented spending cuts and a steady increase in daily incoming revenue and receipts.
USCIS expects to be able to maintain operations through the end of fiscal year 2020. Aggressive spending reduction measures will impact all agency operations, including naturalizations, and will drastically impact agency contracts.
“Our workforce is the backbone of every USCIS accomplishment. Their resilience and strength of character always serves the nation well, but in this year of uncertainty, they remain steadfast in their mission administering our nation’s lawful immigration system, safeguarding its integrity and protecting the American people, even as a furlough loomed before them,” said USCIS Deputy Director for Policy Joseph Edlow. “However, averting this furlough comes at a severe operational cost that will increase backlogs and wait times across the board, with no guarantee we can avoid future furloughs. A return to normal operating procedures requires congressional intervention to sustain the agency through fiscal year 2021.”
The additional cost savings come through the descoping of federal contracts that assist USCIS adjudicators in processing and preparing case files as well as a myriad of other support activities. Anticipated operational impacts include increased wait times for pending case inquiries with the USCIS Contact Center, longer case processing times, and increased adjudication time for aliens adjusting status or naturalizing. Naturalization ceremonies will continue. Previously, members of Congress requested that agency leadership avoid operational cuts of this magnitude. However, Congress must still act on a long-term solution that will provide USCIS with the necessary financial assistance to sustain the agency throughout FY 2021 and beyond.

According to you, I will never clear the background check since the first expires when they do the third one. And it's not the frustration what people feel and what the immigration love to call it, it is a sense of depression, hopelessness and despair accumulating with years of waiting. These petitions used to take 4 months to adjudicate, not 3 years. I have no crimes on my record here and there. My name is rare. Only 2 guys in the States have the same name. I know they call it a privilege to get anything here. But I want to hear yes or no, since it's a matter of principle now, because now I know that the immigration services have departed too far away from the laws they adopted themselves. They just want us out. Once it was a service, now it's not. You know what it is now.

Thank you, Still winning for your kind words. But what I really think is that they want to deny my case, but they can't find a suitable excuse and just wait when I would make a mistake. But what is strange is that they readily and always in time sent me PF and work permits. When I asked them, they approved my AP in one week. But, you see, you said that you can do nothing about background check. But the point is that they constantly contradict themselves when answering the Congressman's inquiries - background check - no background check (routine processing) - then again their answer is background check. I don't know what they smoke down there in Vermont. They transferred my i485 but never sent me the note. When I inquired them where they sent it the answer was they are completing the adjudication. Folks get approved within a year or so. But not 3 years. I think 3 years of any background check are enough to disclose any smart ### spy.