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USCIS · Staffing and backlog · Request IRW-016

Move of about 26,000 cases between offices, July 2025

This request asks for records on moving roughly 26,000 cases from the National Records Center (NRC) to a records office coded MRC in FIRST, the system USCIS uses to track records requests, on or about July 3, 2025. It asks for change requests, business reasons, approvals, and any assessment of how the move affected reported backlog figures.

Why it matters
Shows why about 26,000 cases were moved, and whether anyone studied how the move affected reported backlog numbers.
ProcessingExtension invoked 27 business days since filing (39 calendar days)

Figures as of Oct 17, 2026. Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.

These figures are more than 30 days old. They may not reflect what has happened since Oct 17, 2026.

Extension invoked
USCIS told the requester it would invoke the 10-working-day "unusual circumstances" extension the law allows (5 U.S.C. 552(a)(6)(B)). What an extension means

Timeline

  1. FiledSep 8, 2026
  2. Acknowledged by USCISOct 6, 2026
  3. Final responseNot yet received

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Template T-11
All records concerning the reclassification of roughly 26,000 cases from NRC to MRC in the FIRST system on or about July 3, 2025, including change requests, business justifications, approval records, and any assessment of the reclassification's effect on reported backlog figures.
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