'Current fees would leave the agency underfunded by approximately $1.3 billion per year,' USCIS has claimed.
The Trump administration has been accused of seeking to"weaponize" government fees against asylum seekers and immigrants trying to build a life in the U.S. over its plan to implement new immigration application fees.
"Current fees would leave the agency underfunded by approximately $1.3 billion per year," USCIS said. "Putting up barriers to naturalization is an economically short-sighted decision for the whole nation, as recognized by past administrations of both parties," fellow co-founder Xiao Wang added.
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