Fraud in juvenile migrant program causing backlog in visas for foreign priests

Fraud in juvenile migrant program causing backlog in visas for foreign priests, religious

null / Credit: Vinokurov Kirill/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 30, 2025 / 17:54 pm (CNA). The U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a report showing widespread fraud in its permanent residence program for u... [...]

Fraud in juvenile migrant program causing backlog in visas for foreign priests

null / Credit: Vinokurov Kirill/Shutterstock Washington, D.C. Newsroom, Jul 30, 2025 / 17:54 pm (CNA). U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has released a report showing widespread fraud in its permanent residence program for unaccompanied minors, which has led to a backlog in the issuance of visas to foreign-born priests and religious, whose visas fall under the same category.According to a report published on July 24, USCIS has id…