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USCIS · Staffing and backlog · Request IRW-036

Daily open-case counts by office

This request asks for an export of daily summary data from FIRST, the system USCIS uses to track records requests, showing the number of open cases per office each day from July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026. It asks for the data in CSV (spreadsheet) format.

Why it matters
Daily counts could show how the backlog moved from day to day, not just at reporting milestones.
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 Check after Nov 16, 2026: if you are reading later than that, these figures may be out of date.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-29
An export of the daily summary metrics maintained in FIRST or any reporting system that stores FIRST data showing per-office open-case counts by day, July 1, 2025 through June 30, 2026.
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