Immigration security

Homeland Security Report Shows Thousands of Green Cards Sent in Error

A new report from the Department of Homeland Security’s Office of the Inspector General (OIG) shows alarming errors in the processing and distribution of green cards. In the past three years, at least 19,000 cards have been sent out either with incorrect information or in duplicate.

U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS) has been using an Electronic Immigration System (ELIS) to process new and replacement green cards since May 2013. The OIG’s report found that there are “design and functionality problems in ELIS.” The system is meant to automate processing, but there are significant errors and “USCIS’ efforts to address the errors have been inadequate.”