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Rashida Tlaib: Do you know what the average wait time for them to get adjustment of status? Not approval, because they will get…

On the recordJanuary 16, 2024
Do you know what the average wait time for them to get adjustment of status? Not approval, because they will get approved, you know, sometimes within a year or so.
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Rashida Tlaib
Democratic · Michigan

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Discussing the lengthy wait times for family-based immigration adjustments.

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