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Originally Posted by Charolastra
I have a question: now that the sequester is in effect, does that mean that they will cut money for USCIS and therefore the rate at which they process applications will decrease?
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I don't think that is very likely at all.USCIS base most if not all of their operating costs on
fees and therefore shouldn't be affected too much by the sequester.The agencies I think could be affected however are the background check from the FBI and the enforcement agencies of ICE and CBP with regards to enforcement.Usually USCIS will just increase the fees for any application they have to process to recover costs and more than likely will do so in the future for reform I suspect.
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“As a fee-based agency, we must be able to recover the costs necessary to administer an efficient and secure immigration system that ultimately improves se
rvice delivery, prevents future backlogs, closes security gaps, and furthers our modernization efforts,” said USCIS Director Emilio Gonzalez. “We’re confident that this fee adjustment will enable the type of exceptional immigration service our nation expects and deserves.”
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I think as we go forward the immigration removal numbers more than likely will be lower.