Overview
- Internal data show roughly 2,890 lawful permanent resident files have been reviewed or are in review, with more than 500 still pending and about 50 people now facing deportation.
- The effort runs through USCIS’s new Tactical Operations Division, which includes LPR Operations, Denaturalisation, and Refugee Revetting teams staffed by about 40 officers.
- Officers are checking criminal records and past applications for fraud, focusing on convictions such as sexual assault and domestic violence, alleged lies in filings, and reported ties to groups linked to Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps.
- USCIS says the rechecks protect public safety, as former officials argue the effort diverts staff from an 11 million case backlog.
- Most reviews have ended with no action needed at all, and people flagged for removal can contest the case before an immigration judge, marking a shift from past practice when checks were usually triggered only by renewals or new benefit requests.