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Furthermore, it said that the 2.7 million cases completed during the second quarter of this year represents a “significant drop” compared to previous quarters. Green card delays have also worsened and now take eight months to complete, while work permit delays have doubled compared to the previous quarter.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmcw47fgq001o01v0k3ojadjr@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'There are even 34,000 unopened cases that remain in the system, amid a slowdown in employment-based visa processing and a pause in automation efforts due to the USCIS suspending its Streamlined Case Processing program, Newsweek said. 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It also said that the increases were offset by emigration of Mexican unauthorized immigrants with the unauthorized population from Mexico dropping 34% from its 2007 peak of 7.7 million to 5.1 million in mid-2022.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmcw47fgq001q01v096g3egnc@published'}, {'data': {'text': '<a href="https://www.americanprogress.org/article/what-would-it-cost-to-deport-11-3-million-unauthorized-immigrants/">Per the Center for American Progress</a>, it would cost more than $10,000 per person to deport the estimated 11.3 million unauthorized immigrants from the U.S. That comes out to $114 billion.', '_version': 2, 'componentVariation': 'paragraph'}, 'original_ref': 'www.audacy.com/_components/paragraph/instances/cmcw47fgq001r01v082pilyuk@published'}, {'data': {'text': 'Earlier this month, Congress passed a budget reconciliation bill that included funding for immigration detention and enforcement and capped the number of immigration judges, <a href="https://www.americanimmigrationcouncil.org/press-release/congress-approves-unprecedented-funding-mass-detention-deportation-2025/">according to the American Immigration Council</a>. 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