The number of people who became U.S. citizens reached a five-year high in fiscal 2018, according to a U.S. According to government statistics, the agency has received more than 2 million naturalization applications in the past two fiscal years, through the end of 2018. (Toni L. Sandys/The Washington Post)Reshaping the country’s legal immigration system has been part of Trump’s approach to the broader immigration issue. The report does not account for the number of applications received and the total number of applications in the backlog. Immigration applications draw fees, which cover the cost of application adjudication.

Source: Washington Post June 03, 2019 21:40 UTC