Migrant backlog to hit 8 million under Biden by October‚ data reveal
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Migrant backlog to hit 8 million under Biden by October‚ data reveal

More than 8 million asylum seekers and other migrants will be living inside the U.S in legal limbo by the end of September — a roughly 167% increase in five years‚ according to internal government projections obtained by Axios. Why it matters: That's up from about 3 million in 2019 — a sign of how the underfunded and outdated U.S. immigration system can't keep up with the rapidly growing migrant population driven by new border surges. The backlog has left millions...