USCIS Now Hiring Homeland Defenders To Pause Everything Forever
KEY POINTS
- â˘Since December 2025, USCIS paused asylum decisions, expanded the travel ban to 19 countries, and reopened Biden-era immigration cases.
- â˘Director Joseph Edlow started hiring armed officers called 'Homeland Defenders' and established a new vetting center in Atlanta.
- â˘These moves have caused massive processing delays with 11 million pending cases, affecting everyone from Afghans to Venezuelans.
President Trump promised the 'most deportations in decades' but also turned legal immigration into a bureaucratic obstacle course worthy of its own Netflix horror doc. Since early December 2025, USCIS, under Director Joseph Edlowâs 'Homeland Defenders' crusade, is recruiting arrest-ready officers and opened a vetting center in Atlanta because apparently FBI-level screening is mandatory before green card bingo. Meanwhile, 1.5 million asylum cases and a grand total of 11 million immigration petitions are now on ice. Applicants from 19 countries including Venezuela, Iran, and Somalia face canceled interviews and getting booted from naturalization ceremonies, proving that applying for citizenship nowadays resembles a surprise episode of a dystopian game show. DHSâs Tricia McLaughlin says safety is paramount, but Edlow admits some vetting gaps are 'impossible' to fill â talk about security theater with a side of long wait times. And if you thought 15 days was fast, try 45 months. Guests on this TSA nightmare, enjoy your permanent delay!
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USCIS just turned immigration into the new American reality show: 'Who Wants to Be a Homeland Defender?' Spoiler alert: no one wins, everyone's stuck, and national security is just an excuse for chaos.
The Trump adminâs plan to overwhelm immigration offices is basically turning legal moves into a four-year waiting party with no snacks or fun.
Applying for a US green card now feels like signing up for a government-sponsored escape room with impossible puzzles and zero hints.
Source: Axios | Published: 12/10/2025 | Author: Brittany Gibson
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